to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
inheritance from a parent
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
liquor-soaked; continuous drinking; daily drinking; binge drinking
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
to find out; to discover; to locate
to sell off; to sell completely
(not so) much; (not) very
picking through garbage; dumpster diving; scavenging rubbish
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
source of one's livelihood; one's bread and butter
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
overwhelming; overpowering; prevailing
to compete with; to vie for
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to subsist; to keep on living
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)