(adj.) with a sharp point; keen and alert; sharp and severe; rising quickly to a high point and lasting for a short time

(v.) to act or work clumsily and awkwardly; to ruin something through clumsiness

(n.) the length of time that something continues or lasts

(n.) one aspect or side of a subject or problem; one of the cut surfaces of a gem

(n.) a brawl, a noisy quarrel; (v.) to wear away by rubbing; make ragged or worn; to strain, irritate

(n.) one living permanently in a given place

(adj.) having lost the power of feeling or movement; (v.) to dull the feelings of; to cause to lose feeling

(n.) something that interferes with progress; a disappointment, unexpected loss or defeat; a steplike recession in a wall

(adj.) overly self-satisfied, self-righteous

(v.) to delay leaving; to linger, wait; to remain or stay for a while