receiving; acceptance; reception
looking on from afar; being a spectator
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to practice magic; to practise magic
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
local cuisine; local delicacy; popular food from a particular area
power; authority; influence
indulging in every possible luxury
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
to run about trying to escape
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
row of teeth; set of teeth; dentition
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
attendance (at school); going to school
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
graduation ceremony; commencement
menial; meanness; servility; abject
change; alteration; modification