to become frayed; to become loose
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
don't you think?; indicates question
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
large number (of); many; majority
certain; definite; clear; credible
support; backing; aid; assistance
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
together with; same; both; all; including ...
extermination; expulsion; destruction
nine parts; nine percent; almost
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
ratio; proportion; percentage
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency