month of birth; birthday month
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
one's own work; making by oneself
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty
concluding episode of a series; concluding volume (part) (e.g. of novel)
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
trauma (usu. psychological)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
power; authority; jurisdiction
most recent work (e.g. book, film, etc.); latest work; latest offering
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to be laughable; to be unrealistic
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
street at night; making a night journey
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
trial; judgement; judgment
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
long ago; a long time ago; already
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances