failure is the mother of success
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
suspicious-looking; fishy
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
to explain adequately; to be accountable
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
organizational capability; organisational capability
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
agricultural community; farm village; rural
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
crummy; shabby; petty; lousy; puny; cheap
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
(forming a) circle; huddle; circular (battle) formation
an inch ahead; the immediate future
heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow
to leave as is; to ignore
when it comes to ...; as for ...
sense of orientation; sense of direction
other than; excluding; without
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
left side; left-hand side
hard education; hard training; Spartan education
to be widely known; to be famous
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
stepping back; drawing back