sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
piece of meat; cut of meat
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
occasional; infrequent; rare
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling