business rival; professional jealousy
absence from work (school) due to mourning
setting a bad example to others
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
filling; packing material; stuffing; padding
freely; readily; cheerfully; without any sense of hesitation; without reserve; without treating it as a big deal
globalization; globalisation
have to do; must; should; ought to
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
(acting) together; jointly; cooperatively; in partnership; side by side; (lit.) holding hands
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
intolerable; unbearable; irresistible; tremendous; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
never ceasing; never ending; endless
way (of going); route; way (of doing); method
to bloom all over; to bloom in riotous profusion
to tire of; to lose interest in; (arch.) to be satisfied; (arch.) to enjoy; (arch.) to do adequately
to be used up (e.g. one's savings); to dwindle away; to be wasted (time, effort, etc.)
an assortment; combination
anniversary of the founding of the school
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
start of a sentence, phrase, etc.
being good at shopping sensibly; sensible shopper; shrewd buyer; smart shopper
to dispatch a messenger; to despatch a messenger
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
in spring one sleeps a sleep that knows no dawn; in spring one sleeps like a log