learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to make merry; to be festive
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to choke; to have trouble breathing
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
execution; punishment; spanking
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
for the first time in one's life
meaning; connotation; denotation
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
rebellious phase; rebellious age
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
personal (employee); employed; retained
illegal; illicit; unlawful
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
acceleration; speeding up
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour