experiment; experimentation
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
love; attachment; lovesickness
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
neglect (dereliction) of duty; negligence
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
(not) so much; (not) that much
greatest mistake of one's life
all present; all concerned; all of us