to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
hostility; antagonism; opposition
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to be hesitant; to feel timid
day and night; around the clock
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
stimulant; pep-pill; shabu; upper; speed
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to solicit; to demand; to extort
to make a lasting impression
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
difficult to ...; hard to ...
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
dark; gloomy; black; doleful; discouraged; disappointed
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
regular customer; valued client