to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
shady; underhanded; questionable
son of a bitch; piece of shit
checking out (of a hotel); check-out
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
main entrance; front entrance; main exit; front exit
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
of course; certainly; naturally
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
racewalking; race walking; walking race
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
pushing sumo; classic way of wrestling without using the belt
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy