to attack by surrounding with military forces; to cause worry or trouble
to press together; to reduce in size or volume; a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury
to send off or out for a purpose; to kill; an official message; promptness, speed; the act of killing
to plunge into a liquid, drench; to put out quickly, extinguish
suffering severely from hunger or from a lack of something
profitable; bringing in money or some special advantage
showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulness; clever
to annoy, trouble, make weary
a stupid person; a big, clumsy, slow individual
to go or move backward; to become more distant
clothing, that which serves as dress or decoration; to put clothes on, dress up
to condemn openly; to accuse formally
plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose
to give up, renounce; to leave, abandon
very large or great; beyond ordinary means of measurement
totally without skill or appropriateness
done in an instant; immediate
a written statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of the person about whom it is made; to write or publish such a statement
a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty
a meal, food
unfavorable, negative; working against, hostile
a person who attacks violently (with blows or words)
to meet face-to-face, especially as a challenge; come to grips with
belonging to the same period of time as oneself; a person of the same time
to portray; to represent or show in the form of a picture
without any good reason or cause, unjustified
a person who pretends to be what he or she is not or better than he or she really is; a two-faced person
a person who does imitations; to imitate; to make fun of
peaceful, calm; free of emotional upset; clear and free of storm; majestic, grand
embarrassed; resembling a sheep in meekness, timid