abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
preface; introduction; preamble
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
close attention; (watching with) keen interest
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
giving a loud pep talk; encouraging (someone) strongly in a loud voice
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
sense of values; values; value system
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
round shape; circle; circular form
conduction (of heat or electricity); transmission (of light or sound); conduction (of a nerve impulse)
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
being left out; being ostracized
reputation; respectability
distant; remote; isolated
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
person adrift on the sea; castaway (on an island)
poly-; polyethylene; polyphony (of an electronic keyboard, etc.); police; police officer