to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
counter-proposal; counter-suggestion
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
reform; reformation; reorganization
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
finishing blow; coup de grâce
self-purification; self-cleansing
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
highly ridiculous; quite absurd
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
full capacity; all one's ability
disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence
close call; narrow escape
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive
grey-brown; gray-brown; dun
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
magic bullet; magic bullets
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion