no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
unfazed; stone-faced; unflinching; perfectly calm
(countless) stars in the night sky; stardust
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
even though; despite; notwithstanding
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
ill-bred; poorly brought up
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
to understand from experience
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
dozing off in the middle of doing something (esp. in an online chat or during an online game); becoming inactive due to falling asleep
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to be shrouded in mist; to be enveloped in fog
decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
having a place to oneself (e.g. restaurant, movie theater); having the run of a place
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
principal street; main street; major road; thoroughfare
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
(shooting up) one after another; (sprouting up) all over the place; (growing) rapidly
opium poppy (Papaver somniferum)
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important