to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
den; wild animal dwelling; den (e.g. of thieves); hiding place; den; small snug room
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
Great Depression (1929-1939)
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
war; fighting; fierce competition
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
generation; the world; the age
men and women of all ages
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
indulgence (e.g. in alcohol, women, etc.); debauchery; dissipation
to lie down; to throw oneself down
number of persons; personnel
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
brilliant; bright; dazzling
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
visual hallucination; vision
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
feces and urine; excreta; human waste
coriander (Coriandrum sativum); cilantro; dhania; Chinese parsley
various foods cooked together; hodgepodge; hotchpotch; mulligan stew
one's nose wrinkles (from a strong stench)
to feel sick; to be nauseated
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
sobriety; soberness; sober face
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit