failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
at least; at most; (even) just
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
full-course dinner; multicourse meal
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to paint (draw) a picture
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
trouble; quarrel; dispute
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to get between; to be caught in
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
that's true; of course; obviously
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
to raise one's voice; to shout
the very best; excellent; superb
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to watch over; to watch attentively
defeat; lost battle; losing a war