uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; uninteresting
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
hedge; fence; border; limit
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
to throw on the fire; to burn
inferior goods; faulty item
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
combustibility; inflammability; combustible; inflammable
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
preliminary arrangements; spade work
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
thaw; defrosting; decompression (e.g. of a file); unpacking; extracting
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to burst (open); to break; to split
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
one's heart; one's mind (feelings, bosom)
spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed
ejection (of spent shell casings)
war or military record; score; military achievements; results
destruction; collapse; crumbling
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
powerless; helpless; incompetent
taking into consideration; making allowances
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky