to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
black and white; right and wrong
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
Möbius strip; Moebius strip
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
rave reviews; extremely high praise
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
specialist shop; shop specializing in a particular type of product
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
having no money; lack of money
in proportion to; just as much as
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
bursting at the seams; bulging; snip-snip (of scissors)
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
eye for people; ability to judge character
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
iron hammer; crushing blow
business discussion; negotiation
trade; buying and selling