fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
children's game of throwing a shoe up in the air and seeing how it falls to predict whether it will rain or not the following day
back street; back alley; off-street
to amuse oneself; to make merry
finishing blow; coup de grâce
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); icky; to stick closely
throbbing (pain); pounding
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
flour; meal; powder; heroin
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
inferior goods; faulty item
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
loss of fighting spirit; losing the will to fight
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
wild beast; wild animal; brute
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
sharp increase; sudden rise
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
big frame; large figure; huge body
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
underground (film, theater, etc.); unconventional; alternative; underground (economy, press, etc.); unofficial; illegal
occurrence; happening; incident; event
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
brimming with youthful enthusiasm; in high spirits; raring to go; overflowing with youthful energy; acting all cute and charged up
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement