designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
wicked ones; bad guys; rascals
with repeated sharp blows; whack after whack; strictly; harshly; vigorously; singlemindedly
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to become dim; to become blurred
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
housing district; residential district
girl's lacquered wooden geta; wooden footwear; clogs; sabots
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself
large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
whispering into a person's ear
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare