Vocabulary

chronic disease

a constant (e.g. in science)

pricing below cost; cutting into cost

exaggerated beyond recognition; nonsense; wild talk; lies

to be at a loss for words

figure of speech

to differ (in); to have different ...; to be different (in terms of ...)

traffic disaster; traffic accident

petty official

solid solution

alpine butterfly

to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed

to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip

to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing

laborious composition; struggling to compose a poem

pincers; nail puller

long foot (approx. 37.9cm)

Cetus (constellation); the Whale

dolomite

easily; without effort

instruction; guidance; tutelage

cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)

to be thrown in jail; to be locked up; to be put in the slammer; to be put away

to rank (as); to occupy (a position)

construction stone (approx. 10-15 cm in diameter)

death in madness; dying insane

blade of grass

kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair

to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good

air-to-air missile

extremely large-scale (literary) work; monster work; long film; epic

pride; dignity; self-respect

respectfulness and modesty; deference

polar distance

millions; vast fortune

contraction; narrowing

to treat; to feast; to provide dinner for

necessity is the mother of invention; there is always some way out of a difficulty if you really look for one

street clothes; townwear

street