being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to put one's strength into
to fly around; to scatter
first-rate; finest quality; the best
powerful medicine; strong poison
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
booby prize; prize for coming second-last
transactions; dealings; business
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
payment; provision; benefit; performance
level; standard; water level
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
another dimension; different level; whole other level
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
box cutter; utility knife
elastic; elastic cord; elastic band
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent