finding employment; getting a job
sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff
two legs; two feet; two pairs
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
subject (of study); course of study; department (of a university)
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
application for admittance to a school
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
fundamental academic skills; expected basic knowledge (of a subject)
wide (open); gapingly; agape
law of conservation of energy
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
be careful about fire; watch out for fire
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
mother of a holy person; Holy Mother; Virgin Mary; Our Lady
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
agitation; stirring; whipping; beating
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
castella (type of sponge cake)
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
omen; sign; notice; indication
half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
new book; 17x11 cm paperback book
vocabulary notebook; ring of vocabulary flash cards
word; term; language; speech