level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
self control; self restraint
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
anything and everything; just about everything
-less; lacking; non-existing
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
recommendation; endorsement
all you want; as much as one wants
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
at least; at most; (even) just
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
should; must; -able; probably; likely
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
ditch; drain; gutter; trench
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to rant and rave; to raise hell
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for