silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
completely empty; penniless; flat broke
how; in what way; by what means
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
meal eaten without doing any work; unearned food; (fig.) living idly
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
person who holds the purse strings; person who minds the cash; safe keeper; treasurer
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree