getting an advance (on one's salary)
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
physical strength; muscular strength
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
sunlight filtering through trees
gentle; mild; meek; tender
rather; better; instead; if anything
feeling; sense; impression
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
rest; break; recess; intermission
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
to take care of someone; to look after someone; to help; to give help where it isn't wanted; to be officious; to bother
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
and yet; though; when; in spite of
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...