wasted effort; fruitless effort; vain efforts
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
life; living; I; me; student
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
worm; insect; insignificant person; pathetic person
low; vulgar; base; ignoble; mean; selfish
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
literally; to the letter; literal
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow