miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
second marriage; remarriage
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
deck (of a ship); deck (attached to a building); platform (at the end of a railway passenger car); vestibule; observation deck (esp. at an airport); tape deck; deck (of cards)
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
training; drill; practice; discipline
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
pickling in salt; food preserved in salt; holding on to (shares, land, etc.) for an extended period until its value increases; leaving unsold; leaving unused
cracker; hard biscuit; hardtack
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
prevention; protection (against); precaution
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
moral discourse; admonitory lecture; instructive talk; exemplum; apologue
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
Bible; bible (authoritative book in a particular sphere)
reading aloud; recitation