penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
innocence; being not guilty
(not) even once; (not) ever
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to be saved up (of money)
in history; ever; historical
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
that; the matter in question
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
wandering (e.g. bird, exile, lifestyle); wandering alone in a strange country
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article