poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
difficult to hear; unpleasant to hear
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
each and all; every single one; everybody
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to manage something successfully; to be successful
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
fixed date; appointed day
read-only memory; ROM; lurker (on a forum); read-only member
to make do with; to manage with; to make shift; to get (something) done in time; to have ready (by)
price; cost; value; worth; value
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to give the stamp of approval
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
jinx; omen (can be a good omen)
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
supply; provision; raising; procurement
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
all is well that ends well; it will all come good in the end; All's Well That Ends Well (play by Shakespeare)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)