in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed
walking encyclopedia; walking dictionary
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
(in the) same house; (under the) same roof
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
dirty old man; pervert; lecher
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
three persons; three parties
in the end; at the end of the day
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
method of treatment; cure; remedy
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
mineral matter; metallic property
systematization; systematisation; organization; organisation
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
bullet speed; muzzle velocity
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
for many days; for several days
waste heat; remaining heat; residual heat
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
should do; ought to do; must do
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
data processing; information processing
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
unskilled; not very good at
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude