good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
wages; pay; rental payment
anything and everything; just about everything
rental fee; rent; hire charge
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
gift; present; tip; bribe
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
to thrust before; to thrust at
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
total energy; all efforts
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
secret; private; surreptitious
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
for today; for the time being
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
at once; immediately; right now
end of a match; end of a game
loser; defeated person; the defeated
machine parts; machinery; equipment
first time; first; initial
war; battle; match; game; competition
to come to an end; to close the curtain
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)