to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
very likely; very probable
dealing with; coping with
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
assertion; declaration; affirmation
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
although I say; although one might say; although called
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
future; possible; potential; prospective
connection; link; relationship
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can