extended leave; long vacation
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
general mobilization; full mobilization
planning; plan; project; arrangements
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
opening fully; full throttle; full power
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
awareness; realization; noticing
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
invention; intelligent; clever; smart