middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to begin to crumble; to crumble and fall (or collapse) onto another object
stairs; stairway; staircase
thickly (of smoke, steam, etc.); stiflingly (hot air); suffocatingly; pungently
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
as before; as ever; as it was originally
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
care; precaution; guarding; caution
being fully equipped; being fully furnished; complete
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
absorption; suction; attraction
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
saltpeter; saltpetre; niter; nitre; potassium nitrate
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
periodic; regular; routine
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement
here and there; in places
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
(a place) out of one's reach
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)