to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
to sweep away; to wash away; to dredge
the last moment; the very end
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
place of scenic beauty; picturesque place; beauty spot
panorama; panoramic painting
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
difference; disparity; gap
ramble; saunter; walk; wander; stroll
indigestion; dyspepsia; inability to understand; lacking comprehension; half-baked knowledge
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
gradually; little by little; step by step
to limp; to drag one's feet
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
to be to the point; to be pertinent
wine and women; sensual pleasures; dissipation
authenticity; credibility
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out