brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
expression (on one's face); look
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
supporting role (actor); minor role
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
cannot help (feeling); unbearably; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
every year; yearly; annually
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
catching a cold; person with a cold
to make worse (e.g. disease); to aggravate; to complicate
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
taking care of one's health
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
(essential) utilities; lifeline
excessive drinking and eating; overeating and overdrinking
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
intellectual standard; how intelligent one is
heaven and earth; top and bottom
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
Putin; Putin, Vladimir (1952-; president of Russia)
ingrained habit; second nature
smoothly; frictionlessly; easily
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); breaking out (of a pimple, swelling, etc.); pricking (e.g. with a needle)