to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
honor; honour; credit; prestige
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
police investigator; investigator
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
amount of money; sum of money
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
absentmindedness; peace of mind
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
blue sky; skyrocketing (of prices); having no limit; the sky being the limit
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
each place; various places
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to become vulgar; to coarsen
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer