to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
obedience; submission; resignation
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
death penalty; capital punishment
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
assertion; declaration; affirmation
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
a little bit; a little while
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
otherwise; or else; if not
deportation; expulsion from the country
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse; to use as grounds (for); to use as a shield; to shelter behind; to hide behind
the whole nation; everyone in the country
and then; and so; and; so then
health; healthy; sound; fit
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
medical expenses; doctor's bill
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
that's the way it is; such is life
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
enamel; enamel paint; enameled leather; patent leather
high heels; high-heeled shoes