on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to vomit; to throw up; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
hostility; antagonism; opposition
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate
periodic; regular; routine
poor academic performance; underachievement
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
loitering at night (between 11pm and 4am); late-night prowling
gambling house; gaming room; gambling den
sexual relations; physical relations; carnal relations
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved