prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to escape from; to get out
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to revere; to respect; to worship
to cease; to stop; to be over
ancestor; forefather; foremother
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
loser; defeated person; the defeated
concealment; suppression; hiding
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
nothing but; none other than
underground world; underground society
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
setting off (on a trip); departure