to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to glare at each other; to confront each other
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
(not) even with; (not) even using
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
colour; color; hue; tints
to come crashing down; to crumble to pieces; to collapse completely
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
thousands; several thousand
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
several times; a few times
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
exhibit; article on display
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to push aside; to push one's way through
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood