to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
interference; meddling; butting in
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
otolaryngology; ear, nose, and throat department
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
one's brother-in-law; stepbrother (elder)
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
chicken-hearted; lily-livered; cowardly
one by one; one each; one at a time
program (e.g. TV); programme
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
less than ...; smaller ...
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; (lit.) to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
hard to control; unmanageable
principle of laissez-faire
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
casting off the drudgery of everyday life and doing as one pleases; kicking back
how; in what way; circumstances
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
carrying out one's original intention
(arch.) mourning clothes; mourning; period of mourning