Vocabulary

to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone

to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen

without capital

slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy

to blot; to stain; to smudge

to be charged with a mission

to carry out one's mission

gray; grey; frosted; hoary; frosty

to measure with a rule

to measure (the length)

to photograph; to take a picture

to take a picture; to take a photo

to get deeper in debt; to pile up debts

security for a loan; collateral

shortsighted; narrow-minded

ugliness and beauty

to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme

to take measures; to take steps

to try everything; to leave no stone unturned

to relieve someone of the leading role

to retouch; to correct

to be started; to get underway

to offer a (monetary) prize

not having learned one's lesson; never changing one's ways; doggedly; in spite of one's negative experiences

to seize (secure) evidence

to be saved from the fire

to be content with small successes

to receive an invitation

to be a leader among leaders

in sign of; in proof of

good-natured; kind

ill-natured; of mean disposition; malicious; wicked

to have the game in one's hands; to hold the key to victory

to wet one's pants; to wet oneself

to gain a victory; to win

to begin a new chapter

to receive a prize

to lose one's appetite

to take up employment

to hunt for a job; to seek employment