faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
reason; cause; history; origin
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
personality; character; individuality; personhood
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
uniforms supplied to employees; an allotment
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
smoothly; easily; readily
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
particularly; only; in the case of
to invite in; to show someone in
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
attendance (at school); going to school
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
having slow reflexes; being nonathletic; person who is not athletic