to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
successive generations; successive emperors
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
how many years; how long; what year
speech; expression; wording; language
serious wound; serious injury
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
one's nose wrinkles (from a strong stench)
processing plant; treatment plant
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify