bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
library (usu. single-room); small library
correction; looking over; touching up
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
test period; exam period; examination time
an ascetic existence; (leading) a continent life; abstinence
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
pig farm; hog farm; piggery
self-torturing; masochistic
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward
doping (in sports); doping (of a semiconductor)
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
omnivore; omnivorous animal
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
suspicious character (person, figure)
to pay attention; to be watchful
suspicious object (e.g. potential bomb); suspicious substance
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
degenerate; pervert; deviant
mobile phone number; cell phone number
large bird; peng (giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
decimal point; radix point
unofficial report; confidential report