shame; disgrace; raping; rape
ideally; if one were to wish for more
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
accomplishment; realization; attainment; penetration; pervasion
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
government service; the bureaucracy
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
to make a person sweat for it
(organ) rejection; unthinking dismissal; strong reaction (against)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
profit motive; (with) the intention to profit; profit-making intention; for profit
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly