robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
laser; Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
creation; generation; formation; derivation
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
interested person; volunteer; supporter
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
frequency (of occurrence)
8000; eight thousand; many
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
neglect (dereliction) of duty; negligence
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to lend an ear to; to listen to
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
to be badly made; to fail
essence; true nature; substance; reality
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to speak ill of; to disparage
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
drop (e.g. of water); drip
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
sense of values; values; value system