rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
high rating; good reputation
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
you could say; you might say; verging on the
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
since when; from when; how long
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate