fruit grown near the tip of the vine (hence stunted and unripe); weak-looking fellow; pale-faced man; pasty-faced man
critical year in one's life; inauspicious year
forcibly; against one's will
noisy; loud; fussy; annoying; troublesome; bossy
newspaper with a lot of advertisements and delivered for free of charge
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
Roman mythology; Roman myths
there; over there; that place; that far; that much; that point
one's emotional state; one's mood; human interest; kindness; simple-heartedness
the other day; lately; recently
highlighter; highlighter pen
insert (in a magazine, newspaper, etc.); foldout; insertion
ladybug (Harmonia axyridis); ladybird
warding off evil; protecting against misfortune
playability; game-like quality
of course; certainly; naturally
rainy; showery; inclement
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
permanent preservation; permanent repository; keeping something permanently; preservation in perpetuity
gemstone totem (esp. as jewelry); healing crystal
scientific crime detection; forensic investigation
navigator; host (of a TV show, etc.); hostess; MC
traffic safety; driving safety; road safety
copycat criminal; copycat crime
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
erudition; extensive learning
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
empty grain husk; immature ear (e.g. wheat); hollow object; unripe fruit
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
offering a prize; prize competition; prize; reward
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs