to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
motive power; driving force
direct control; direct supervision
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
reset; fresh start; new beginning
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
only the results matter; it's all about the results
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
faculty (of a university); school; college; department
subject (of study); course of study; department (of a university)
soon; before long; in the near future
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to lie deep in; to extend far back
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to throw at; to turn; to raise
vacant room; vacancy; unoccupied room; empty room
look like; sound like; seem like; savor of; smack of
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
(crime of) high treason; (crime of) treason
a long, long time ago; very long ago
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
turmoil; chaos; confusion
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic