lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
roadway; road; carriageway
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about
hostility; animosity; enmity
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart