land near a castle; castle town
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place
to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
normal practice; proper practice
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
dirty work; unpleasant task
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to count up; to enumerate
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
proper; right; reasonable