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to brag about; to flaunt

to answer a riddle; to guess (i.e. form an opinion without much evidence)

(often used in the context of diplomacy) to meet with; to pay a visit to; to call on

to review (a lesson etc)

to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue); to promote

shop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputation

bustling with activity (idiom); (idiom) bustling with activity

sesame oil; perfumed oil

to become rigid

reasonably priced; inexpensive; to keep prices down

(children's) sliding board; a slide

to be hell-bent on; dead set on sth; unswerving

to crowd around; to escort

(computing) node in a network; (commerce) sales outlet; branch

to dismiss and replace (sb); to replace (sb or sth)

to get together socially; to celebrate; party

a problem appears; to break down

greenhouse; polytunnel

general situation; summary

what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom)

to set out; to leave

unable to change sth; unable to deal with

sharp and clear; crisp; melodious

to stand tall; to tower aloft

to fall behind; to drop out

merchant

kindness; affection; grace

scholarship; high-level study; to do scholarly research

virtually the same; differing only on small points

to convert into; to amount to; to be equivalent to

treachery; devious; a rogue

to clear a wild area for cultivation; to put under the plow

with everything needed available

to play Chinese finger-guessing game; opening; stake all

theme song

college; school (old)

to be total strangers (idiom)

of the utmost importance; of highest priority

to conspire to murder; to plot against sb's life

(idiom) take care of everything; handle everything

to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers; fig. to stir up troubles

to be unable to find a solution; to be at wits' end

granulated sugar

rich and powerful

to consider everyone else beneath one (idiom); so arrogant that no-one else matters; condescending; to go about with one's nose in the air

to teach by correspondence

all previous (meetings, sessions etc)

infatuation

competitive; eagerly; to vie

attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive; feckless