to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
that is to say; so that means
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to entrust; to leave to a person
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
again (and again); once again; yet again
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
world; society; people; the public
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
while; during; while; although; all; both
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
society; the world; the times
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
how; in what way; how about; questionable
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just