garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
it is no use crying over spilt milk
experience is the best teacher; custom makes all things easy; you learn best by doing; practice makes perfect; (lit.) it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
to forget to say; to forget to mention
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
son of a bitch; piece of shit
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
fully armed; armed to the teeth
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
final; eventual; ultimate
progress; advance; improvement; development
to stiffen; to become stiff
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
to harm; to cause harm to
to temper thoroughly; to train well