to read the situation; to sense the mood
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
the other day; recently; this time; on this occasion
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
surface of a board or record
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
flour; meal; powder; dust
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
blood vessel; blood relationship
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
locust plague; damage to crops by grasshoppers
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
shout of victory; cry of triumph
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
person concerned; interested party; related party
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to take a veneer off something
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
drying machine; dryer; desiccator