mangy cur; low animal; beast
people; citizens; subjects; folk
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to cry and shout; to scream
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to roll about; to writhe about
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
being very forgetful; having a bad memory
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
snakeheads; Chinese criminal gangs, esp. for smuggling Chinese immigrants
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
having an ancient and honorable origin
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
abode of demons; hotbed (of graft); pandemonium
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
court lady; lady-in-waiting
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
fascination; glamour; glamor; enchantment; seduction
superhuman (Herculean) strength
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
height (of body); stature
double; twice (as much); twofold