memory; sense; experience
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
act of terror; terrorist attack
long ago; already; a long time ago
settlement; solution; resolution
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
but; however; provided that
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
demotion; relegation; downgrading
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to have a talk; to tell a story
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to make an appearance; to show up
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
nothing but; none other than
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
even though; despite; when
that is to say; so that means
at a moment's notice; readily
will not do; do not; does not
determination; resolution
to drain away; to sell off; to dispose of
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
conclusion; end; completion; summing up; supervision
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
don't worry; no worries; never mind