to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
in the future; another day; later
clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
shrill voice (esp. of women and children)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
having no idea; having no clue
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
theatre-going; theater-going
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
bunch of flowers; bouquet
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
free time; spare time; idle moment
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
many; much; plenty; hardly
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
final decision; ultimate decision; official decision; finalizing; last word (on or about something); final word
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
personal feelings; self-interest
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly