ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
being too late; losing one's final chance
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
end of service (esp. of an online server); termination of service
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
but; however; although; though
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
violence within a (student) sect; internal strife
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
the last moment; the very end
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing