encroachment; erosion; corrosion
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
lawless area; lawless district
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
tendency; trend; inclination
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
height (of body); stature
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
to mix; to stir; to blend
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted