to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
not limited to; not just ...
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
consideration; taking into account
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit
exploitation; overuse; abuse
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
destroying; annihilating; eradicating
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
some people; a few people; several people
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
forest fire; bushfire; wildfire
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
sanity; consciousness; soberness
decrease; reduction; decline
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit