failure; mistake; blunder
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
billiards; pool; snooker; cue sports
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
at first; in the beginning; originally
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
score (in a game); full score
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
abdominal muscles; abs; sit-up (exercise)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
largest company; industry leader
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
thought; consideration; thinking
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
educational institution; school; academy; campus
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst