collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
tension; mental strain; nervousness
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
meaning; significance; sense
branch office; police box; local police station
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
discovery; detection; finding
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
gas station; petrol station
apparently; appears to be
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
abandoned building; derelict building
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to shave off; to scrape off
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
peeling off (e.g. of paint); falling off (e.g. of tiles); exfoliation; desquamation; excoriation
(period of) a year; during an era
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
disappear without a trace; nowhere to be seen