teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to rebuild; to reconstruct
(social) position; status
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
society; the world; the times
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
immediately; right away; on the spot
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
loser; defeated person; the defeated
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength