to become obsessed with; to be possessed (by spirits, etc.); to be obsessive compulsive (OCD)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
in proportion to; just as much as
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
suddenly; all of a sudden
to feel depressed; to be in low spirits; to mope
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
vacant or unoccupied room
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
vacant house; unoccupied house
to spread; to be propagated
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to increase; to add to; to augment
every year; yearly; annually
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
thousands; several thousand
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse