to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
chance (of success); odds
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to watch over; to watch attentively
annual (plant); first-year student
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
flying; false start; doing something before the arranged time; breaking a street date
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
acceleration; speeding up
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
with these words; while saying
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)