to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
decision; determination; resolution
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
ominous atmosphere; ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
(very) familiar; well-acquainted
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
looking over someone's shoulder
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
care; precaution; guarding; caution
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to step forward; to take a step forward
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
famous; celebrated; worthy of the name