(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
money loser; high-cost, low-return project
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
to be able to manage somehow or other
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
the whole creation; everything in heaven and earth
to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated
clouds and haze; swarm (of people); throng; (flee) like the wind; (run) out of sight
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
(place) out of sight; (somewhere) out of eyeshot
optimism; taking an optimistic view
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
living up to (one's, its) reputation
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
impudence; audacity; shamelessness; effrontery
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
crazy behavior; deranged conduct
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)