(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
unless one ...; if one does not ...
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
anything and everything; just about everything
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to lose sight of; to miss
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
(social) position; status
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
hostility; antagonism; opposition
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
arm; skill; efforts; ability
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
had better ...; had better not ...
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
regret; repentance; remorse
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility