useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
Afghan; Afghanistan; afghan (blanket, shawl)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to repeat a mistake (of somebody); to make the same mistake as that of ...; (lit.) to follow the rut (left by someone else)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to put out; to extinguish
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to quicken one's pace (steps)
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
read-only memory; ROM; lurker (on a forum); read-only member
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
to lose sight of; to miss
grasp; catch; understanding
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
fewest; least; smallest (number); youngest
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit