pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
head house (family); birthplace; originator
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
edible chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronaria); crown daisy; garland chrysanthemum
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
end of term; end of semester
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
selection; choice; picking out
supplementary classes or lectures
participation; joining; entry; adherence
results; record; grades; marks
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
commerce; trade; business
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
it's no joke; gimme a break!