empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
what's what; heads or tails
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
Dostoevskii; Dostoyevskii
historic; historical; traditional
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
Middleton (Britain); Middlton; Myddelton
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
upper end; top; tip; top edge
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
treble; high singing voice
connection; relation; linkage
bestial; beastly; beast-like; brutal
grasp; catch; understanding
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession