to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
interior; inside; internal
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
apartment building; housing complex
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
not worth (getting angry about, etc.)
to subsist; to keep on living
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
merrymaking (esp. wine and women); pleasures
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate