small profits and quick returns
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
to market (something); to feature (something to sell); to trade in (something); to securitize
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities
jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
although; but; even though; I wish that
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
baked donut (as opposed to deep-fried)
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
temporary absence from school
to fail; to screw up; to stuff up
round-the-world trip; circumnavigation; globe-trotting
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
bouncily; with a stretch; with a boing
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to be thrilled; to be excited
too large (clothing); baggy; bulging; warping; parp; toot
briskly with small steps; trotting
resting at times; with careful thought; after proper consideration