on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
how many people; a number of people
account book; register; ledger
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to shout (in anger); to yell
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
error; mistake; slip; bug
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
even if not; even without
chief; main; principal; important