boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
in deep black; in jet black
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
society; the world; the times
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
bargain sale; selling cheaply; selling at a low price; giving out (too) readily; handing out freely; selling (oneself) short
another thing; exception; special case
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
pride; dignity; self-worth
completion; perfection; accomplishment
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
moderate; proper; just right
taste; feel on the tongue; manner; demeanour; demeanor
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable