protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
empty lot; vacant plot of land
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
serious wound; serious injury
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
long ago; a long time ago; already
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
early on; earlier on; from early
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
(person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy