sex establishment; brothel
overhead wires; elevated railway
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
to play a leading role; to play a central part
dispersion; separation; scattering; breakup
planned; scheduled; systematic
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
spider's thread; spider silk
so slight as to be all but non-existent
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; Road Closed; No Through Road; closed to traffic
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
inferior position; inferior situation; disadvantage; subordination
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
to be hot on a person's heels
to apply pressure to; to press
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
near; close by; within reach; familiar
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)