to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
capital; funds; seed money; asset
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
forced laugh; forced smile
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
ascetic monk; trainee monk
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
to renew; to replace; to change for; to attach anew
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
question; question (mark)
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
one by one; in detail; minutely
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism