reading aloud; recitation
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
thickness; profundity; depth
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; self-loving
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
quarrel; trouble; dispute
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to be given up; to be discontinued
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
deadly serious; deadly earnest
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)