dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
moment; brief space of time
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
turnout (of people); start (of a race, campaign, business, etc.); beginning; initial charge; dash
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering (to a point)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not