crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
son (of others); boy; young master; young man innocent of the ways of the world; man of pampered upbringing; greenhorn (from a well-off family)
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
doubt; distrust; suspicion (of)
eight-tenths; ostracism; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
sound (of a sentence); euphony; wordplay; play on words; pun
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
having a full stomach; being full; to one's heart's content
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
tide; current; tendency; trend
separation; farewell; parting
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to spend time (on doing something)
philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
stolen goods; stolen article; loot; spoils
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
underworld; underside of society
person who is socially ostracized (e.g. an ex-convict, mistress, illegitimate child); social outcast; person with a shady past; obscure person; person who lives in obscurity; person who has been forgotten by the world
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking
the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one; it takes a thief to catch a thief
helper; assistant; help; assistance
course; route; path; process; stages
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)
(not) a single person; (no) one
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
valuable article; valuables