violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
small number; few; minority
household economy; family finances
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
troupe; theatrical company
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
student (esp. a university student)
income; receipts; revenue
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
rare; uncommon; not often seen
how many years; how long; what year
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
to rescue from; to help out of; to save