sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
change; alteration; modification
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
the front; honest; upright; decent
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
to collapse; to flop (onto)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
(not) even once; (not) ever
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)