hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; blankly; vacantly
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
byway; side street; cross street; wrong way; digression
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
back street; back alley; off-street
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
round shape; circle; circular form
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
succession; continuation; series; sequence
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
running away; escaping on foot
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
rising; ascending; climbing
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed