(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
influencing (a person) for good
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
January; first month of the lunar calendar
signature; signing; sealing
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
activity; briskness; prosperity
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
highly unpredictable; touch and go
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
wintry desolation; poor business conditions
to take a breath; to take a short rest
here and there; in places
mottled pattern; patchy pattern
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
sad; wretched; deplorable
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to project; to stick out; to stand out
survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to get slightly dirty (all over)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way