crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
higher rank; better position
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
(a person's) appearance; looks
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
but; however; provided that
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to affect; to impact; to influence
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to be able to manage somehow or other