to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
municipal office; council; city hall
health care center; health care centre; animal shelter
government office; public office
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
done; just done; just finished
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
vitality; (one's) life force
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
back country; remote countryside
the Industrial Revolution
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
common folk (somewhat insulting); commoner
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
weird; strange; mysterious
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to be nearing death; to be dying
going along voluntarily to be questioned by police
unkindness; inhumanity; heartlessness
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
without a break; without stopping; incessantly; ceaselessly
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
metre; meter; meter; gauge
bringing up a matter; discussion; debate; submission (e.g. a measure); referral (e.g. bill to a committee); placing (e.g. item on an agenda)
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room