with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
author; writer; novelist; artist
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
one's later years; final years (in life)
thermos bottle; vacuum flask
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
to be badly made; to fail
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
character building; formation of character; personality development
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
to grow older (esp. older than other people in the same group or situation); to advance in age; to be very aged
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
joints; points (of a speech)
confusion; mixing; merger
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
missed spot (in shaving); unshaven hairs
small fraction; small proportion
civil affairs; civil case
criminal punishment; criminal procedure
weight training; muscle training
adaptability; flexibility
repellent force; resiliency; elasticity
one's physical safety; personal security