to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
educational interface; the classroom; the chalkface
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
contract; compact; agreement
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
right in the midst of; right at the height of
type of occupation; occupational category
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to comfort; to console; to amuse
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
(school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
since one was born; (in) all one's life
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
troublesome; pain in the butt
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
with a friendly grin; smilingly