to blame; to find fault with
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
valuable article; valuables
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
back street; back alley; slums
along the way; along the road
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
odds and ends; all; every
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
to strike dead; to beat to death
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to head home; to leave for home
district; section; sector
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to get slightly dirty (all over)
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
one's family; family member
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
unprecedented; never seen before
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
suddenly; all of a sudden
mental derangement; madness; insanity