charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
good person; virtuous person
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
like an old man; doddering; wizened; frowzy; seedy
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
ultimate; final; last; eventual
egoism; egotism; selfishness
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
now that you say that; now that you mention it
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
driver's license; driver's licence; driving licence
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
company; corporation; workplace
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
from the viewpoint of; according to
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
organization name; organisation name
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
silent; silent movie; silent film; silent letter