groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless; without a shred of truth
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
(death from) starvation; starving to death
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to fly around; to scatter
(carved) statue; sculpture
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to keep standing; to stand motionless
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
human kindness; human weakness
jumble; mixture; mess; muddle; disorder; chaos
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
to go bad (of food); to spoil; to turn sour
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
many people talking noisily; chowing down; scarfing down; roughly (of actions)
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
at first; in the beginning; originally
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter