pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
pillbug; pill bug; woodlouse; sowbug; sow bug; slater
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
unnecessary; unneeded; useless; having nothing to do; unoccupied; idle
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to hunt for a job; to seek employment
moment to quit; way to quit
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
excellent answer; clever answer
to suit one's skin (of cosmetics); to agree with one's skin; to be compatible; to get along well; to be to one's liking
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
stabbing (repeatedly); piercing; (words) cutting to the heart; striking home; loose; sloppy
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
(a place) out of one's reach
delusion; trick of the imagination
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
but; however; although; though
worthless thing; trivial thing
to raise one's voice; to shout
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed