alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to face on; to look out on to
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
prostitute; whore; streetwalker
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
small office home office; SOHO
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
traffic sign painted on the road
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
having not the slightest idea
ago; since; before; previous
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
neighbourhood; neighborhood
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
meeting; greeting; welcome
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on