to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
flight; desertion; escape
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
several weeks; a few weeks
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
league; federation; union; alliance
end; tip; extremities; terminal
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
technical skill; ability; capacity
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to think of; to come up with
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
of tender years; very young
to employ; to hire; to charter
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for