blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
admiration; wonder; astonishment
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
(national) capital (city); metropolis
means of transportation; transportation system; way of getting around
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
rampancy; prevalence; domination
secretly having a dark past; having a guilty conscience
to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to be in focus; to come into focus
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
(social) class; rank; grade
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
cyborg; cybernetic organism
to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to go ahead; to pull ahead
abandoned factory; disused factory
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed