meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
that kind; competition; match
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
gal (unit of gravitational acceleration)
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
Cocytus (river in the Greek underworld); Kokytos
lightning strike; torpedo attack
three kinds; three varieties
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to quit one's job; to resign
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to move (house); to change residence
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
blacksmith's workshop; smithy; forge; foundry
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
brand name; trade name; product name
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
daily necessities; everyday item