pillbug; pill bug; woodlouse; sowbug; sow bug; slater
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to hunt for a job; to seek employment
moment to quit; way to quit
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
to suit one's skin (of cosmetics); to agree with one's skin; to be compatible; to get along well; to be to one's liking
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
(a place) out of one's reach
delusion; trick of the imagination
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to raise one's voice; to shout
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
silent phone call (form of harassment)
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky