pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
true state; actual condition; reality
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to increase; to add to; to augment
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
tumor; tumour; neoplasm; neoplasia
pressure; oppression; suppression
to hurt; to smart; to sting
smallpox; variola; pockmark; pock
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
slimy; slippery; (arch.) (moving) slowly
to fold up; to fold into layers
gossip; corner of the mouth
cannot be compared with; no match for
bumpy (e.g. of a rash); knobbly; pimply; easily cut
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
to creep about; to crawl around
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category