before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
field; plain; prairie; moor
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to machine; to cut; to scrape
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
income; receipts; revenue
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
(doing something) regardless of expense
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
index finger; forefinger; second toe
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
frequenting; staying around