villain; baddie; the villain's part
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
local residents; neighbours; neighbors
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
everyday life; daily life
matter causing distress; something causing worry
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to act as a receptacle; to receive; to take on; to host
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
medical and pharmaceutical products; medicinal supplies; drugs; pharmaceuticals; medicine
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
to look around; to look towards (us)