thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
high temperature and humidity
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
the way back; the way home; return trip
height (of body); stature
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
invisibly; secretly; privately
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
suspicious character (person, figure)