starting point for an ascent (mountain, stairs, etc.); base (of mountain, etc.)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
spirit; heart; disposition
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
finishing blow; coup de grâce
(horse-drawn) cab; gharry; fiacre
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
newspaper reporter; print journalist
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
general; popular; common; typical
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
Venus (Roman goddess); Venus (planet)
normalcy; normality; normal
Carmelites; Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
self-torturing; masochistic
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing