doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
to commit a crime; to do evil
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
true character; real nature
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
called; known as; that; to say
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
one of these days; someday; one day
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
extremely; very; really; super; so
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
it's been a long time; long time no see
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better