to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
this and that; various things
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
job; work; duties; trade; skill
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
imprisonment; incarceration
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
spoiled; half-rotten; decaying
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
geometric progression; proliferation; multiplying like rats
array; muster; line-up; full force
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual