hearsay; learning by hearsay
world; society; people; the public
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
podgily; plumply; thickly
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
second hand clothes shop; somebody who sells second hand clothes
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
service business (hotel, restaurant, entertainment); service industry
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
a few years ago; some years back
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
being a good listener; good listener
site; point on a map; spot
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
cheap article; poor quality article
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
re-covering; repapering; reupholstering
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
creative cookery; creative cuisine
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
cooking; food preparation
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
kindergartener; preschooler