straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
free agent; free agency; factory automation
information technology; IT
lightning strike; lightning bolt
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
rain intensity; passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
to get strong; to gain strength
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
dark of the night; darkness of the night
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
to recover consciousness; to come to
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
wanted poster; wanted person bulletin; search instructions
prize money; monetary award; reward
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
pelting rain; pouring rain; driving rain; downpour
somewhere to go; place to go
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
to be relieved of one's post
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
for a while; for some time; for a period
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
security posture; security readiness; security preparedness
chemical experiment; chemistry experiment
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
self-deprecating; self-mocking
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste