"Miss Dear was supplanted by a hard case called Miss Turnbull" explain: be supplanted by, a a hard case.
hard case = someone who is difficult to deal with
"there was nothing to do except duck" explain: to duck
to duck = to avoid answering a question or dealing with a situation
"he examines the shifting friendships and allegiances between the boys and their teachers" explain: allegiance
allegiance: to support for a leader, country, group, or belief:
"Theatre challenges its actors and heaps praise on its writers" explain: to heap praise on sb
to praise: to express admiration or approval of the achievements
"He decided on a whim to go to Peru" explain: on a whim
a whim: a sudden wish or idea, especially one that cannot be reasonably explained
"university left him ill-prepared for group dynamics" explain: ill-prepared
not ready to deal with a situation:
"he believes his English studies have stood kim in good stead" explain: stand somebody in good stead
to be of a great use, to be useful, necessary
"film-making is now a second career that converges with what he loves doing best" explain: to converge
to be joined together, to become similar
to develop a strong interest or enthusiasm for a particular activity - "połknąć bakcyla"
be bitten by the bug/get the bug/catch the bug
to leave a place or begin a journey
to hit the road
Add to word list to make a journey without taking a lot of heavy things with you
to travel light
to be easy and without problems (e.g a journey)
to be smooth sailing / be plain sailing
to travel on a shoestring
to travel with a very small amount of money
to do something spontaneously, without much preparation
to do something on a whim
Give a synonim to "fussy"
Picky, Choosy
"a hard/tough nut to crack"
a problem that is very difficult to solve or a person who is very difficult to understand
