cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
centre; center; center fielder
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
perfect; complete; flawless
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
fee; charge; rate; material
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
graduation ceremony; commencement
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
graduate; alumnus; alumna
not limited to; not just ...
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
account book; register; ledger
to twirl; to spin; to fiddle with; to change (e.g. wording)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
busybody; meddler; nosey parker
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
personal feelings; self-interest
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)