Vocabulary

long, drawn-out; tedious

beauty such as to put a flower to shame

deep in the woods

sharp-eyed

humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical

ashamed

provoking; offensive

hard of hearing

unprecedented; new (and different); fresh

pleasant to listen to

difficult to hear; hard to hear

unpleasant to hear

difficult to hear; indistinct

formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave

unavoidable; no help for

calculating; miserly

(plump and) happy-looking

dark red; dark brown; reddish brown

very fresh

intractable; angular

not eating enough

reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol

dear; beloved; cherished; adored

romantic; spicy; coquettish

hard to handle; difficult to handle; awkward to handle; hard to deal with; unwieldy

formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of

incomprehensible; not making sense

unshakable; immovable; undeniable

uncontrollable; irrepressible

feeling grieved; unsatisfied

easy to learn

well known; well connected

fast drying (clothes)

thoughtful; deep-thinking

unthinkable; unimaginable

ill-bred; vulgar; boorish

indisposed; halfhearted

cheeky; saucy; pert

ineffable; inexpressible

fragile; break easily