to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
detention; custody; confinement; internment
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
want to ... do something; would like to ...
in good health; alive and well; going strong
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
pride; dignity; self-respect
according to one's abilities; appropriate; reasonable
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
custody; detention; confinement
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
since when; from when; how long
to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation
to twist (yarn); to lay (rope)
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
to be in danger of; to be liable to
patient; having a long fuse
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
enthronement ceremony; coronation
special pardon; (general) amnesty
release; liberation; acquittal