decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
scenery; scene; landscape
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
government; administration; statesmanship
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
madder red; dark red; crimson
main street; avenue; boulevard
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
people; citizens; subjects; folk
change; transformation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; innovation
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
that's a different matter; that's a different story
military administration; military government; military junta; government affairs relating to the military
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
body and soul; mind and body
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane