wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
affable; sociable; friendly
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
(apportioning) in small amounts
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
set of tools (implements); kit; outfit
fighting to be first; scrambling to take the lead
touching; moving; painful
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
average value; mean value; mean; expectation
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
6th day of the month; six days
nothing but; none other than
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
face value (of a security, bond, or currency); literal meaning; word for word (meaning); (at) face value
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
(not) even once; (not) ever
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)