prohibition; inhibition; ban
close; intimate; on good terms
to overdo; to do too much
to become attached; to begin to love
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
street; quarter; district; area
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
simple; simplified; easy; plain
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
another; different; something else
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to lend an ear to; to listen to
charming; fascinating; attractive
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell