to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
upper floor (of a high-rise building)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to squash; to crush; to flatten
destruction; collapse; crumbling
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
long ago; a long time ago; already
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
appearance; front of a structural member
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
messenger; envoy; emissary
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with