keenly distressing to the feelings

lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible

seeming or trying to seem superior, important, etc.; pompous; pretentious

combat with the fists

plentiful; copious; abundant

not being what it purports to be; false or fake

a common saying or belief with little current meaning or truth

to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence

one's opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute

menacing; threatening

free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant

a bell tower, especially one freestanding from the body of a church

commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative

of, characteristic of, or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement

to express earnest disapproval of

to comment or discourse at great length