to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
holding two or more positions concurrently
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to be heartbroken; to have one's heart break; to be overwhelmed with grief
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
there's nothing we (I, he, she, etc.) don't have; nonexistent; not in one's possession; we (I, he, she, etc.) don't have what we don't have
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
another thing; other things; another man's property
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
ten; 10; ten years of age
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to wash away; to rinse off
to burst (open); to break; to split
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
matter of time; question of time
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
24th day of the month; 24 days
very likely; very probable
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true