learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
explanatory; expository; elucidatory
(it won't be possible) on such short notice
to beat to death; to kill
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
maintenance; preservation; improvement
You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
the last moment; the very end
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
wedded life; married life
homekeeping; housekeeping; housewifery
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)