chopping board; cutting board
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
simply put; putting it simply; in short
school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
war situation; progress of a battle
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
special training; intensive training; crash course
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
to count on one's fingers
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
Bernard Shaw (journalist)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
too many to count; too numerous to mention
one's own property; possessions