Unit 7
1 despite = in spite f = although
3 sb. used to sth. = sb. did that thing a lot in the past = sb. does not do that now probably
4 more than doubled : increase over twice
5 isn’t half as good as … : much worse than…
7 halt = stop
8 standstill = stop
due to = because of
9 drop ut = stop going to school
poor grades = be poor at studies