darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
scoundrel; rascal; villain
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
father; dad; husband; you; he
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
now; the present time; just now; another; more
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
until now; so far; up to the present
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
don't you think?; indicates question
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine