waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
one day; (on) a certain day
nightlife districts; drinking districts
back street; back alley; off-street
something; some kind of; for some reason
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
pieces; scraps; disconnected
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
to crouch; to squat; to cower
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
complete change; about-face
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to thrust before; to thrust at
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop