to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
vagrant; vagabond; tramp; homeless person; hobo; bum
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
to give; to do (something) for
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
diversion (from one's worries, troubles, etc.); distraction; amusement
influence; power; (arch.) flapping of wings
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
drug dependence; substance dependence
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
honest person; person of integrity; straight shooter
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
flour; meal; powder; heroin
obstruction of business; interference with business
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
rival; competitor; competition
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
back street; back alley; off-street
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
second; number two; runner-up
step; stride; counter for steps