waste collection vehicle; dustcart; garbage truck
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
firmly rooted; deep-seated
city police; municipal police
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
question; inquiry; enquiry
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
otherwise; or else; if not
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
few decades; many decades; several decades
while; during (the time when)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
wife and children; (arch.) wife