to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
price; cost; value; worth; value
training school; vocational school
putting a plan into operation
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
postponement; deferment; adjournment
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
guardians; parents; father and older brother
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
related to; in relation to
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
only; merely; but; no more than
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to have an idea; to have a clue
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
individual play; one-man effort; non-cooperation; playing on one's own; selfish play
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
tedious; boring; being fed up with
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
although; but; even though; I wish that
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
generation; the world; the age
postbox; mailbox; pillar box
person unfit for society; misfit
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
curfew; lockdown; grounding