Vocabulary

to go broke; to be reduced to poverty; to be driven to destitution

to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to devour; to wolf down

to clench

to devour; to bite to death

to eat untidily

to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely

to bilk; to eat up one's fortune

to bite at; to snap at; to nibble

to eat a bit of everything

to protrude; to stick out; to jut out; to hang out; to bulge out

to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)

to humiliate; to disgrace; to put to shame; to insult

to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone)

to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted

to promote; to make richer

to stretch; to extend; to lengthen; to spread

to stretch out

to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe

to stretch out

to lead to believe

to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely

to oversleep

to miss a chance to sleep; to be wakeful

to go back to bed

to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped

to shake and untangle; to shake free from

to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)

to turn (around)

to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to strew

to shake off; to forsake

to shake off

to dishevel (hair)

to toss (i.e. one's head); to wave (i.e. a flag); to stand up energetically; to raise one's voice

to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)

to swing; to shake; to wave

to send word (to); to write (to)

to explain; to justify

to write to; to send word to; to hand over (official business)

to ask for (e.g. a fee); to charge (a price)

to state; to say; to tell; to express