physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
main road; main thoroughfare
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
official name; formal name
automatic number-plate recognition equipment
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
reverse lookup (e.g. dictionary, address resolution, etc.)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
how to use (something); usage instructions; directions (for usage); use; usage
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
financial circumstances; financial situation; circulation of money
black-market lending; illegal loan
several weeks; a few weeks
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
desire for revenge; vengeful thought
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
monolith; large slab of rock
to perceive; to understand
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
around the world; throughout the world
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
time around sunset; early evening
to call a person's attention (to)
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock