bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about
to be able to manage somehow or another
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
loyal retainer; loyal subject
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
fate; destiny; predestination
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
personal; individual; private
impossible; unlikely; improbable
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
probability; likelihood; chances
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
if so; in that case; in that situation
heir; inheritor; successor
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
nice; likeable; desirable
order of chivalry; chivalric order
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
standard value; reference value; nominal value
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to be forward; to be impertinent
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
much less; to say nothing of
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race