All Quiet on the Western Front

a hole or dropoff so deep the bottom cannot be seen — often used figuratively to imply a frightening bottomless pit

a ghostlike figure or its appearance

an agreement to temporarily stop fighting a war — typically to discuss terms of peace

uninteresting due to a lack of anything original or unusual

(editor's note:  This word is correctly pronounced differently by various educated speakers of American English.)

disrupt composure — such as to confuse or worry

to search for and gather — often food and provisions

a sad feeling or manner — sometimes thoughtfully sad

lacking in variety — typically boring

a powerful attack

or:

a sudden and enormous amount of something that must be handled — such as trouble, people or communications

most frequent, common, or important; or having more power and influence

disrespect or reject as not good enough

make an imitation or representation of

relating to a surface rather than to anything deep or penetrating (often of injuries or thinking)

moving and bending easily — sometimes used figuratively to indicate mental flexibility when adapting to different conditions

the ability or act of saying or handling things in such a way that others feel good about them

a bacterial infection typically contracted through a puncture wound with a dirty object; prevented by the DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis) vaccine and by subsequent booster shots every 10 years