Vocabulary

to gain a bad reputation; to fall into ill repute

false alarm; accidental alarm

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priest with poetical talent; priest poet

graded reader; limited-vocabulary reader

getting big laughs just from appearing on the stage (or screen, etc.)

having one's face revealed; having one's face seen

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indeclinable; particle

leptospire; leptospira

muscular beauty; beauty of a muscular body

the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence

the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence; the neighbour's salted rice bran paste (smells sweeter)

child born of older parents

online dating app; match-making app

dorsal root; posterior root

composite index (stock exchange); aggregate index; all-items index; CI

to jar; to grate; to make others uncomfortable

singularity (climate); day in the calendar when a particular weather phenomenon is statistically likely to occur

fear of death

scrap dealer; junk shop; junkman; electronics dealer

junk shop

rejection (of a manuscript, etc.)

(not) in the slightest

coin of the smallest value; poorly-minted coin

gold farming

Chibanian (geologic age)

acute cystitis

thoracic outlet syndrome; TOS

acute gastric mucosal lesions; AGML

stress ulcer

the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life); (just) the way things are

life is but a dream; this too shall pass; everything is transient

he has not lived that lives not after death; the great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it

the line between good and evil is no wider than a razor's edge

even the strong-willed fall into temptation

even small mistakes can be costly

good wine needs no bush; talent stands out

anyone can make a mistake; even Homer nods; even a polished mirror conceals its reverse side

you can't always get what you want; man plans and God laughs; things don't always turn out the way you hope