junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
legend; folklore; tradition
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
intestines; bowels; entrails; guts; placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp
ascetic practices; ridding oneself of desires for food, clothing and shelter; religious medicancy; mendicant monk; sack; carry-all bag
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
being ruined; being spoiled; coming to nothing; complete loss of face
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
regret; repentance; remorse
repentance; confession; penitence
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
of (indicates possessive)
center half; centre half; channel; Order of the Companions of Honour (British order)
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
dull; stupid; thickheaded; slow; sluggish
approval; acceptance; recognition; private seal; signet
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)