interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
because of; owing to; due to
to be talked about behind one's back
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
a wonder lasts but nine days; (lit.) gossip lasts just 75 days
learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
Brighton (Britain); Blyton
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
study; diligence; discount; reduction
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
(not) even once; (not) ever
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
to be discouraged; to shrink from