gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
full dress; formal dress; uniform
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
job; work; duties; trade; skill
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
at once; there and then; immediately
consumer electronics; home appliances
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
to paint (draw) a picture
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
writing; composition; essay; sentence
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to give guidance; to explain clearly; to admonish; to preach
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand
though one didn't intend (expect) to
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)