meteor; shooting star; falling star
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
sailor suit; middy uniform
backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)
to throw into; to dump in together
dying in a fit of anger or indignation
six (long cylindrical things)
composite; combined; complex
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
old-maidish (esp. of fashion); old-womanish
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
interior design; interior; upholstery
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
custom; common practice; habit
fluent (in a language); flowing
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
public lavatory; slut; whore; floozy
stolen goods; loot; spoils
overseas student; exchange student
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
to put on airs; to assume importance
to raise one's voice; to shout
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
event; phenomenon; matter
basis; foundation; grounds; authority