distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
small (of a grain or berry, etc.); small (in stature); limited (in abilities)
value; worth; estimation; evaluation; bargain; good buy
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
running water; flowing water; stream
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
to subsist; to keep on living
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to look down on; to make light of
onset of an illness; falling ill
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
guardian; protector; patron; parent
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
number of persons; personnel
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
to act arrogantly; to be puffed up with success; to behave like one is better than others
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
all over; all over the place; everywhere
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
as a child; when one was a child
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
beyond; across; the other side; the distance