to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
ago; since; before; previous
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
pull; patronage; tug; discount
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
discovery; detection; finding
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
decision; settlement; definition
false report; incorrect report; misinformation; false alarm
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)