cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
... years old; age (of) ...
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
taste; feel on the tongue; manner; demeanour; demeanor
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
wrecked ship; ship in distress
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
to trample; to crush underfoot
village; hamlet; settlement
polish (jewels); cultivation
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
drifting; drift; being adrift
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
word game; wordplay; playing with words
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
contrived; false-sounding
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
dinner (esp. a formal one)