brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; dark grey; dark gray; deceitful employee; unfaithful servant
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
my spouse; my wife; my husband
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to fail to die (after attempting suicide); to fail to kill oneself; to come close to dying; to be almost killed; to survive (when others died); to outlive others
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to break a dam; to burst out
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
covered in mud; mud-caked
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
that day; the very same day
curse; spell; malediction
to be born; to come into the world
(a person's) family background; lineage
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
abandoned child; foundling
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
pilaf topped with bechamel or other cheese-based sauce, then oven baked
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)