systematic; organized; organizational
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
prison guard; jailer; gaoler
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
forcibly; against one's will
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
under ... years of age; less than ... years old
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
distinction between right and wrong; distinction between good and bad
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor)
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy