urban areas; the streets; town; city
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to press against each other; to huddle together
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
human kindness; human weakness
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
all-out attack; general offensive