kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
shrill voice (esp. of women and children)
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
it is no use crying over spilt milk
experience is the best teacher; custom makes all things easy; you learn best by doing; practice makes perfect; (lit.) it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example
to forget to say; to forget to mention
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
accomplice; co-conspirator
son of a bitch; piece of shit
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
fully armed; armed to the teeth
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
final; eventual; ultimate
progress; advance; improvement; development
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin
consumption; expenditure; spending