last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
wealthy individual; person of wealth
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
Pan (Greek god); bang; boom; crack
puzzle ring; wire puzzle; exercise where students link crossed hands in a circle and try working together and without letting go
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
worldly wisdom; gumption; stingy person
hotcake; (American) pancake
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
running as fast as one can
end of work day; end of school term; end of school year
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
extensive knowledge; erudition
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
correction; revision; amendment
parents' observation day (at school); parents' visiting day; open day
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
contest (between performers); competitive performance; competition between theatres putting on the same show
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
nod; inclination of the head
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
24 hours; twenty-four hours
all present; all concerned; all of us
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
real intention; true motive; true meaning
since one was born; (in) all one's life