to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
former; ex-; earlier times; the past; formerly; previously
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
no exception; without exception; always the same
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
inspection; examination; check
butcher's knife; chef's knife
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
positivism; progressive argument
going through thick and thin to attain one's objective; enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
(lit.) to carry a bomb; to have a bomb about to go off; to have an imminent problem; to be in danger of relapse
to be opposite; to face each other
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
number of large objects such as cars, computers, etc.
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
along the road (e.g. following its curves without turning off at any intersection); along the street
straggling; falling behind; being left behind; falling behind the ranks; falling out of line
moron; idiot; stupid person