a few years ago; some years back
right-handedness; right-handed person; right-hander
to be opposite; to face each other
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to be relieved of one's post
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
indictment; prosecution; complaint
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
change of voice (during puberty); break of voice
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)