material; materials; data; information; documents
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
distant look; faraway look
how much; how many; to what extent
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
waste matter; waste; garbage; trash
service in the first reserve
to throw away; to abandon
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
carrying (someone) on one's back (esp. a child); piggyback ride; relying on (someone); being (financially) dependent on
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend); position or division in a company to which an old and ineffective person is transferred; women's college
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give