sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
belief; faith; conviction
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
admonitory speech (e.g. to students); words of admonition
leader of a rebel army or band of rebels
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
chronic disease; chronic illness
the place for; the time for; the level of
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
defense; defence; protection
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
lessening; diminishing; reducing
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
greater than ...; bigger ...
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
gap; opening; opportunity (to take advantage of); chance; discord; disagreement
surging sea; rough sea; large waves
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
active; positive; progressive; anode
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
recording (in a book, the minutes, etc.); printing; including; recording (audio or video)
whoosh (of water); hiss (of a cat, snake, etc.); sizzle