ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to run about trying to escape
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to have legs; to be able to get around; to be a good runner
to put someone to work; to make someone work
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
completeness; perfection; consummation
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
shoji (paper sliding door)
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
paints; painting material
third stage; three stages
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
suspicious-looking; fishy