road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
big man; large man; tall man; giant
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to squash; to crush; to flatten
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
like this; this sort; this way
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
everything; anything; nothing
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
originally; by nature; from the start
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling