good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
difficult to eat; unpalatable
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
anecdote; brief (comic) story
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
true character; real nature
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
inside; interior; inner part
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
unheard-of; unprecedented; daring; wild; uninhibited
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
race (of people); type of person
decision; determination; resolution
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance