pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
empirical; from experience
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to jump at; to be attracted by
kindness; intimacy; friendship
glorious achievement; distinguished service
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
shaped like an ear of grain
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
(your) daughter; young woman
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to follow another's example
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
national crisis; national disaster
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
one edge; one end; one side
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
early closing; finishing (work) early
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller