obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
stupid brat; son of a bitch
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
apron (waist-down); waist apron
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking
reward; honorarium; remuneration
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
pipsqueak; little runt; midget; dwarf
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
pulling down one's lower eyelid and sticking out one's tongue (as a taunt or gesture of contempt or rejection); no way!; no!; get lost!
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to talk to oneself; to mutter
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
eye for people; ability to judge character
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; litter
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
to lose (through death; e.g. a 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 (property, trait, physique, etc.)
foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer
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