practice of abandoning old people, usu. women
colour usage; color usage; use of colour
premature death; untimely death; dying young
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible
ignorance; inexperience; unfamiliarity
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
spirits (distilled beverage)
alcoholism; alcohol addiction; enomania; alcohol poisoning; alcohol intoxication
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
beginning; clue; starting point
to lean against; to recline on
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
disparaging words; derogatory term; insult; epithet
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)