rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
by means of; due to; because of; according to
timely; well-timed; clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
to lay aside; to set aside
to have a long life; to live a long time
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to palm off; to force a sale
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
blackmail; extortion; coercion
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
to have no chance (of succeeding)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made