useless; worthless; half-man (esp. upper body); (arch.) half day (e.g. when working)
foreign matter; impurities
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
encouragement; cheering on
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
making a killing; making easy money; robbery; robber
having nothing except one's body; having empty pockets; being penniless
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
division by 1000; one-thousandth
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
private person; individual
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to mind; to care; to worry
to push aside; to push one's way through
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
the last moment; the very end
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
fast-talking; rapid talking
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
adaptability; flexibility
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
one thing after another; out of the frying pan and into the fire
catch (fishing); bag (hunting); haul
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
one or two; a few; small number
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
(shooting up) one after another; (sprouting up) all over the place; (growing) rapidly