detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
results; record; grades; marks
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon