poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to be taken ill; to be addicted to; to become absorbed in; to give oneself up (to)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
shaving; planing; cutting; shavings; flakes
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to break off (mid-sentence); to stop (saying)
suspicion (of others); jealousy
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
premiere; first showing; release (film)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
(political) power; authority; influence
standing; reserve; always having ready
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
useless; no good; hopeless
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration (card game involving turning over face-down cards to find identical pairs)
family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
separation; isolation; extrication; release; isolation
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
internal conditions; true state of affairs
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
hieroglyphics; type of character representing pictures