unskilled; awkward; bad; clumsy; poor
troupe; theatrical company
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
content-free chat; idle gossip
the first generation of a family; school (of thought) or religious sect
acid reflux; bile reflux; pyrosis; gloating; gratification; satisfaction
to devise a plan; to work out a plot
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
by chance; coincidentally; as it happens
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
collection of similar objects; classification by similarity
tear gland; lacrimal gland
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
counter for generations; epoch
historical awareness; understanding of history
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
perfect; just right; ideal
consultation; discussion; conference; collusion; bid-rigging
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
burlesque; low comedy; farce
running time (e.g. of movie)
distributary; tributary; branched flow (river, current, etc.)
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
original story; original version; this volume
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
closing credits (film, TV); end credits
this place; where one comes from; here
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
public name; announcing publicly; nominal
for example; for instance; e.g.