grim; stern; stark; heartless
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
before it happens; previously
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to give an impression; to make an impression
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
general idea; concept; notion
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
underground; subterranean
petty swindling; petty swindler
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
in the earth; in the ground; underground
hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
to stay (at); to stop (at)
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
complicated and mysterious
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
internal organs; viscera; intestines
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
course; route; path; process; means
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly