stairs; stairway; staircase
sick person; patient; invalid
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to fall off; to tumble down
fury; flying into a rage; outrage
young girl; lass; adolescent female
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
to rant and rave; to raise hell
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
(exercising) the right to command
our country; our land; one's own country
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
ejection (of spent shell casings)
periodic; regular; routine
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
residence; living (at, in); abode
to put out; to extinguish
disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
construction (building) costs
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated