nursery school; day nursery; preschool
nothing; nil; naught; nought
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
migrant worker; economic nomad
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to smooth; to harmonize; to facilitate; to streamline
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
human relations; personal relationships
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
vicious circle; vicious cycle
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
disliking people similar to oneself
helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
egoistic; selfish; self-willed
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
monolith; large slab of rock
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery