illiteracy; illiterate person; an illiterate
without cause; without reason
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
illustration (e.g. book); picture
touching; moving; painful
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
every evening; night after night
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
understood; I see; OK; present; here
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
pronunciation; production of sound
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
study; diligence; discount; reduction
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to palm off; to force a sale
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; (lit.) double-tongued
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
orange pekoe (grade of black tea)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
information technology; IT
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
not limited to; not just ...
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere