lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to be kind to; to treat kindly
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
incompetent; have no merit
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
firm; unshakeable; resolute
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
one by one; one after another; successively
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
interval; break; pause; spare moment
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)