sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
means of transportation; transportation system; way of getting around
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
secretly having a dark past; having a guilty conscience
to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk
abandoned factory; disused factory
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
(moral) decay; (social) decline; decadence; decline (in prosperity)
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
work; job; labor; labour; business; task
look, look!; there, there!
feather duster; feather brush
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
attacking method; attacking strategy
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to feel depressed; to be down
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
hair; hairline; minor details; comb lines in hair; comb tracks
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up