plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
phantom; vision; illusion
computer terminology; computer term
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
doing whatever one pleases
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
rewriting (book); renewal; transfer of ownership
to make sense; to be meaningful
society; the world; the times
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
incident; affair; happening; event
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
omniscient point of view (in narration)
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
memories; recollections; reminiscence
passion; temper; irritability
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
children's story; fairy tale
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
being bombed; being A-bombed; being nuked; being exposed to radiation (from an atomic blast)
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)