dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
suspicious-looking; fishy
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
you; (arch.) your residence
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
exploitation; overuse; abuse
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
clanging; empty; deserted
in that way; like that; that way
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
caller; visitor; company; guest
conquest; domination; mastery
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
lightly; easily; carelessly
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
charm; incantation; spell; magic formula