ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
innocent; blameless; guiltless
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
high and low (social standing)
classification; assortment
deceased; late; dead; departed
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
time; season; period; phase; stage
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
mixed bag; mixture of good and bad; jumble of wheat and chaff; (lit.) mixture of precious gems and common rocks
newcomer; initiate; rookie
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze
to attack and scatter; to argue vehemently
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
temporary; transitory; short-lived
symptomatic therapy; allopathy; makeshift solution; stopgap measures; temporary expedient
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
number of persons; personnel
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
direct control; direct supervision
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to make merry; to be festive
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
stern; grave; solemn; sobersided
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
old soldier; veteran; old hand