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)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
instability; insecurity; crankiness
self-consciousness; self-awareness
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
boy; son; baby boy; young man
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
charming; fascinating; attractive
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
(being) off night duty; end of a night shift
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to put one's hand on; to touch