disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
one's mental make-up (structure)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
performing a surgical operation
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
supreme; sublime; highest
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
powerless; helpless; incompetent
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall