inattention; absent-mindedness
old maid (card game); living without one's mother-in-law
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
confidential; secret; classified
advisory level; warning level
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
main cause; primary factor
close; intimate; on good terms
on bad terms; at loggerheads
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
precocious; precocious child
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
assertion; declaration; affirmation
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
error; mistake; slip; bug
immediately; at once; instantly
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
thereafter; after doing that; followed by
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
repechage; revival series
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
elder sister; effeminate man
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
to blow out; to spout out