desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
vice; immorality; corruption
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
(not) even once; (not) ever
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
ignorant of the ways of the world
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
entire world; whole world; world stage
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to put one's strength into
departure; leaving; setting off
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
document (of proof); certificate; paper; bond; deed
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
to step forward; to volunteer
several sheets (flat objects)
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
name (esp. on a deed, contract, work, etc.); formal name; moral duty; justification; pretext
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak