to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to
even though; despite; when
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to set (sun); to become dark
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
society; public; community; social studies
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
boy; son; baby boy; young man
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
river; stream; River; the ... river
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to hand over; to surrender
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
styptic; stopping of bleeding
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to knock down; to send flying
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds