beginning; outset; first; onset
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
crying (of an infant) at night; baby colic
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
in the meanwhile; during the time
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
one day; (on) a certain day
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
scented insert (to enclose with a letter); perfumed insert
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
one's own property; possessions
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
stairs; stairway; staircase
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
after that; afterwards; thereafter
at that time; in those days
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows