to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
too much; excessively; too
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
March; third month of the lunar calendar
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
how long; how far; how much
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
school of one's (first, second) choice
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
any more; any further; any better; any longer
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to forget to say; to forget to mention
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal