embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
special measure; special measures
taste; liking; preference
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
pulsation; pulsatory motion
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
it hasn't been long since
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
kindness; intimacy; friendship
buying up plots of land by force to resell at a large profit; land sharking; raising the ground level (with fill)
internal strife; infighting; internal conflict
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
lawless area; lawless district
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade