to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
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)
sympathy; compassion; pity
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
on and after; from ... onward; since
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
many-sided; multifarious; versatility
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
all; entire; whole; altogether
failure; mistake; blunder
three times; thrice; third (interval)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
male homosexuality; sodomy; (arch.) male prostitute
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
deep, threatening voice; menacing tone
clearing one's throat; cough
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from