stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
block (of wood); chip; splinter
clothes; clothing; garments
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
shoulder (of a road); berm
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to be smeared; to be covered
display window; shop window; store window
to be burned out (of one's home)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.); loud; high-pitched
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
father and mother; parents
to tip off (e.g. the police); to inform (on); to squeal; to rat
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
largest class; top category
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
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
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
all one has; all one's possessions
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one