shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to crumble away; to collapse
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
level ground; plain; flatland
right under; directly below
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
urban area; urban district
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
residence; abode; dwelling
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
time; season; period; phase; stage
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself