insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
instruments of punishment
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
form of torture in which the victim kneels on triangular wedges and stone slabs are placed on their lap
place of execution; execution site
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
comfort (in living place)
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
being disliked by everyone
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
single cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
to become distant; to recede
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
multiplication table; times table
to threaten; to make threats
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
leading figure; prominent figure; big name; star actor (of a troupe)
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration (card game involving turning over face-down cards to find identical pairs)
windy; windswept; receive harsh treatment
spreading; infesting; running rampant
spirit of study (inquiry, enquiry); (having) an inquiring mind
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
to be sacked; to be dismissed
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
to use all one's strength (ability)