of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to throw away; to abandon
underpopulation; low population density; depopulation
race (of people); type of person
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
scarf (esp. a lightweight summer scarf worn by women)
as; because; with; due to
drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds
how; in what way; in what manner
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
something; something or other; so-and-so
(a person's) appearance; looks
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
to parody; to make a parody of; to pun (on); to twist; to distort
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to get used to living (in); to live (somewhere) for a long time
boastful speech; bragging
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
to put into writing; to write
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
going on about oneself; talking about oneself
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
to badger; to pester; to beg
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
serious wound; serious injury
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
(having) two choices; choice between two things
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)