criminality; criminal propensity
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
I have nothing to do with it
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
settlement; solution; resolution
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
four characters; four letters
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
in that manner; like that
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
gambling den; gambling house
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
pleasant feeling; good feeling
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage