disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
both; both sides; both parties
discouraging; disappointing; lacking in thrill
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to have the memory of having done something oneself
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
trackless; reckless; dissipated
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
oracle; revelation; divine message
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
neglecting; leaving alone
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
decision; determination; resolution
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
intelligence gathering; information gathering
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
comfort; consolation; diversion
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly