if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
temporary employment or employee
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
be (that) as it may; having said that
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
close to the wall; alongside the wall
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
(state of) house arrest; (state of) confinement
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
way of working; discharge of duty
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
large dictionary; comprehensive dictionary; unabridged dictionary
background (of a case, incident, etc.)
competition for school marks; keeping score; score
base stealing; steal; stolen base
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke