to pocket an insult; to choke back one's tears
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
written thing (e.g. book, musical composition); works
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
beginning; outset; opening; start
in search of; in order to look for
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
before ... days (months, etc.)
ostrich (Struthio camelus)
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
sic; sic erat scriptum; the quoted matter has been transcribed exactly as found in the source text
interval; break; pause; gap (e.g. in the clouds); rift; cleft
inside; interior; inner part
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
desire for revenge; vengeful thought
rival (company); competitor
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
electricity; (electric) light
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to project; to stick out; to stand out
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
diaphragm (e.g. speaker, microphone); trembler; tympanum