fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
although; though; despite the fact that ...
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
world history; international history
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
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
bright person; talented student; prodigy
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to watch intently; to stare
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
wherein; therein; thereinto
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall