crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
bent back; hunchback; stoop
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
to turn left; to turn to the left
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
to recover consciousness; to come to
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
employer's house; master's house
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
coach and four; four horse coach
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
medical office; (out-patient) clinic
division into groups; separation into classes (e.g. of schoolchildren according to ability)
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
coating (esp. lacquering)
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
examining room; consultation room
numbered tag; numbered ticket
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
party; set; gang; company; person
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
donation; contribution; offering
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
as stated; verbatim; literally
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung