pupil in ... year; student in ... year
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
fruits of a wife's labour (in assisting her husband's career, e.g. by running the household)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
secret; private; surreptitious
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to have a reason; to have an excuse
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
an honest man; a good citizen
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
to palm off; to force a sale
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
even more; still more; further
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
buying futures; speculation
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
pretense of evil; pretence of evil
making a show of one's faults
study; learning; tutorial
anxiety (about the future)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use