paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
statue; picture; picture revealing character
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
prophetic writing (e.g. Biblical); written prophecy
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
to direct; to guide; to orient; to orientate; to align
difference; disparity; gap
all (there is); as long as there is
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
to wash away; to rinse off
slightly early; just before
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
to extend (e.g. a house); to add to (e.g. coals to a fire)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
mask; disguise; guise; mask
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)