an old hand
inexperienced
turn a blind eye to
pay attention to
abide by
violate
clear
confusing
pay through the nose
spend a small amount of money
tightened
relaxed
fruitful
unproductive
string out
shorten
lightly
with serious consideration
swallowed
unleashed
off the beaten track
well-known
coincidence
contrast
frowned upon
supported
hopeless
capable
in two shakes
slowly
behind closed doors
publicly
wired
collected
green
skillful
credit
disapproval
biased
disinterested
understandable
unintelligible
dismissed
considered
on hand
inaccessible
take him on
dismiss him
uninitiated
expert
evoked
dispelled
unpack
complicate
concrete
indefinite
consent
objection
obliged
free
wet behind the ears
full of experience
revealed
concealed
snowed under with
free from
break the mold
remain constant
substantial
in little amount
eventually
at first
social
shy
taken for a ride
treated with sincerity
husband
waste
had a soft spot for
hated
burden
benefit
lost my nerve
was determined to go ahead
sanguine
pessimistic
kicked it into touch
approved it
obstinate
flexible
as fit as a fiddle
weak
get my goat
please me
obey
ignore
work against the clock
work slowly
is no joke
straightforward
at a loose end
occupied
brought in
abolished
inconclusive
definite
unexpected
can be predicted
joy
grief
cheerfully
gloomily
at the drop of a hat
hesitantly
successive
inconsecutive
in the very seventh heaven
extremely depressed
complicated
comprehensible
made history
was quickly forgotten un unheard of history
expertise
inexperience
afforestation
deforestation
adversely
negatively
got cold feet
stayed confident
without any financial support
depending money from others
likewise
conversely
big-headed
modest
beat them hollow
lost the game
other fish to fry
some more important things to do
get clear
figure out
resilient
make a slow recovery
too thick on the ground
rare
pull down
maintain
are entilted to
are refused the right to
lofty
humble
build up
decrease
inaccessible
approachable
keen on
bored with
terrified
excited
eventually
previously
had a whale of time
felt disappointed
strenuous
half-hearted
questionable
honest
sth else
terrible or bad
light-hearted
sorrowful
knew it by heart
was ignorant of it
contaminated
purified
turned his head
make him ashamed
the apples of his eye
the things that he dislikes
conservative
progressive
truthful
dishonest
made light of
completely ignored
fell behind in his payments
kept up in his payments
affluent
poor
been out of touch with
kept contact with
irritable
uncomfortable