taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
furnishings; implements; equipment
with a click; with a snap
popular person; favorite; favourite
having an ancient and honorable origin
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
rating; classification; allocation; grading
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
one's house; one's home; one's family
ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
harsh tasting; strongly alkaline tasting; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
to bawl; to cry; to scream
(crime of) defamation (i.e. slander, libel)
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
calming down; quieting down
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
turmoil; chaos; confusion
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite