retirement (from the world); seclusion
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
one's nose wrinkles (from a strong stench)
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
wanderer; vagabond; capricious person; hobo
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
specialization; specialisation; differentiation
industrial area; industrial district; industrial zone
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
manufacturing plant; production facility
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
seeing through; fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy; clairvoyance; seeing through (objects)
to sniff out; to catch the scent of
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com
luxuriant growth; rankness (of weeds)
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
thorough; exhaustive; complete
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring
along; parallel to; in accordance with