evening; night; nighttime
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
colleague; workmate; comrade; coworker
to become decrepit and ugly with age
pus; corruption; rot; evils
surgery; surgical procedure
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
friendship; friendly relations; fellowship
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
affidavit; deposition; testimony
selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
to compete with; to vie for
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
reading too much into things
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
the whole area; all areas
suddenly; all of a sudden
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to become an expert; to be master at
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
military service; combat experience
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
wearing oneself out with work
empress dowager; queen mother