second basement level; subbasement
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
melancholy; gloom; depression
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
to make an appeal; to urge
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
exposure by washing away; washing out; exposed aggregate (finish); exposed aggregate concrete; revealing the grain of cedar boards by washing and scrubbing; finding out (after an extensive search or investigation)
one's real father; natural father; biological father
apparently; appears to be
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
passing of years; lapse of time; aging; ageing
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
gem; jewel; precious stone
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
innocent; cherubic; childlike
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
one of these days; someday; one day
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
having no make-up; wearing no make-up; being without make-up
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
for work; in a manner related to work
bloodshed; bloody event; bloody violence