readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
number one; first; best; most; game; round
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
loveable; very likeable; like very much
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o