self-control; self-restraint
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
insertion; interposition; interpolation; infix
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
story of one's experiences
protuberant; paunchy; idly
hitting endlessly; beating up comprehensively
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
trial; judgement; judgment
chastity; virtue; fidelity
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
will not do; do not; does not
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
plastic bottle (made of polyethylene terephthalate); PET bottle
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
pajama party; pyjama party; slumber party
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)