to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
(moral) decay; (social) decline; decadence; decline (in prosperity)
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
pop; popular; pop-art-style; pop (music); pop (stack operation)
women's (of items, articles, etc.); ladies'; for women's use
supporting evidence; corroboration
nightlife; night amusements
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
reason; cause; history; origin
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
concentration; density; cardinality
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration; contamination
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
thin (blade); rectangular-shaped thin-bladed knife (esp. used for vegetables)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
to check; to stop; to keep back
extinction; annihilation; destruction
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious