stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to talk (a person) down; to confute
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
goods sold off through irregular channels (usu. at very low prices); merchandise obtained by buying out the inventories of failed retailers instead of going through normal wholesale channels; fake merchandise; unlicensed merchandise; knockoff
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to cut off a finger (as an act of apology); to catch one's finger (in a door, etc.)
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
to look away; to avert one's eyes
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
sweet (flavour); sweet (of alcohol); sweet (e.g. melody); pleasant (e.g. atmosphere); suite (of rooms); suite
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
Word of God; God's Word; sword of the Spirit; Logos (i.e. the Trinity incarnate in Jesus Christ)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
god of beauty; goddess of beauty; Venus
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
lacking talent or ability
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy