(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
overprescription; overmedication; drug dependence
to sell off; to dispose of
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to thrust down; to push off
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
confidence; trust; faith; credit
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
coming out (disclosing one's sexual orientation or gender identity); revealing (e.g. something embarrassing); disclosure; announcement
to need; to call for; to require
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
at least; at most; (even) just
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
superstition; superstitious belief
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
to blow through; to blow across
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to run down (stairs, etc.)
alternately; by turns; one after the other