Cultural English 507

Topics + Words

Topics: The Leo Franks Trial; on hand versus in hand versus at hand; discrete versus discretion

Words:
superintendent
to strangle
prejudice
factory
to get rid of
to coach
to flirt
to prey on
alibi
to appeal
to commute
pardon
on hand
in hand
at hand
discretion
discreet
to be into (something

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