backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
every month; monthly; month by month
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
when it becomes; when it comes to
to fall ill; to be taken ill
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
prescreen; pre-screening; prior inspection; preliminary review; pre-vetting
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to be surprised; to be astonished
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to be forward; to be impertinent
and; thereupon; because of that
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
handsome man; actor in a love scene
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
The Ant and the Grasshopper
to work hard; to toil; to moil; to keep one's nose to the grindstone; to slug away
Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri); katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); (arch.) cricket
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
culture of the printed word; book culture
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to