three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
way of speaking; intimation
example; illustration; precedent
rumor; rumour; gossip; hearsay
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
to distribute; to hand out
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
stark naked; completely naked; nude
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
novel; original; new; innovative
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
society; public; community; social studies
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities