originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to attempt; to test; to try out
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
clearing one's throat; cough
this occasion; at this time; now
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
to reject (a manuscript); to turn down (a proposal)
to market (something); to feature (something to sell); to trade in (something); to securitize
difficult to ...; hard to ...
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
consequently; as a result
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
in case of; at that time; at this time
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
rationalization; justification
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled