to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
clear; precise; definite; distinct
charming; fascinating; attractive
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
creation; Creation (by God)
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
back street; back alley; slums
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
thought; consideration; thinking
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
to jar; to creak; to grate
to force open; to push open
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to babble in one's cups; to ramble drunkenly
to throw at; to turn; to raise