simple and plain and costing little

in a way that attempts to avoid notice or attention; secretively

showing a skillful use of underhanded tactics to achieve goals

an ambiguity or inadequacy in the law or a set of rules

causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial

a small piece or brief extract

a large undulating mass of something, typically cloud, smoke, or steam

rob a (place) using violence, especially in wartime

pierce and make a hole or holes in

not requiring much skill and lacking prestige

a soft fatty substance in the cavities of bones, in which blood cells are produced

(of cloth, clothing, or soft furnishings) becoming thin and tattered with age

a final demand or statement of terms, the rejection of which will result in retaliation or a breakdown in relations

greatly saddened at being deprived by death of a loved one