complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
relation; relative; kind; cordial
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to beat time; to mark time
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
covered in mud; mud-caked
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to entrust; to leave to a person
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
negative aspect; downside; disadvantage
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
impossible; unlikely; improbable
speech and conduct; words and deeds
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
employment (long term); hire
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
explanation; interpretation
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
frame; flame (abusive or threatening message)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with