substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
pursuing liability; finding out who is at fault; trying to pin the blame on someone
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
exclamation mark; exclamation point
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
the guilty are audacious; show remorse when you are in the wrong
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
generation; lifetime; age
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
forevermore; for eternity
trusting too much; overestimating ability
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed