to get tired out; to be exhausted
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
position; job; employment; opening
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
one day; (on) a certain day
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
food storage; provision store; pantry
to become empty; to be emptied
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
cook; chef; cock; tap; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
carving knife; butcher's knife; cleaver; meat chopper
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
pass (e.g. backstage pass); permit (to pass or travel); laissez passer; passport
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
wanted poster; wanted person bulletin; search instructions
to find fault with; to question
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
(Chinese) merchant caravan
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered