fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
elementary level; beginner level
technique; art; skill; move
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
infiltration (e.g. of water); flooding
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
physical strength; muscle strength
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
back street; back alley; off-street
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
even more; still more; further
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
stature; height; size; physique