tenth day of the month; ten days
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to spit out; to eject; to dump
disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
intelligence; intellect; brains
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to make amends; to compensate for; to make up for
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
behind; trailing in points (e.g. in sports)
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to finish; to end; to close
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
clear; precise; definite; distinct
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
duty; function; office; mission; task
being too late; losing one's final chance
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
link; directory entry; rink
to fly around; to scatter
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock