safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
and; thereupon; because of that
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
watering hole; watering place
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
how long; how much; to what extent
inhuman; heinous; atrocious
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care