to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
underworld; underside of society
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
-less; lacking; non-existing
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
reigning; controlling; dictating
one large ...; a great ...
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
head; brains; intellect; understanding
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
three; three years of age
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to take over; to hand over
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
scene; spectacle; sight; view
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
same; similar; (just) like; equal
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations