great shame (endured in the public eye); deep embarrassment; profound humiliation; utter disgrace
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
liking for; taste for; fondness for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
tall figure; high stature
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
lanky person; beanpole; lamppost; tall and thin; lanky
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to be too late; to be too slow
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
chief; main; principal; major
each; (arch.) you (plural)
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
economical; efficient; lean; compact
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
offense and defense; offence and defence
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
what do you want?; can I help you?