uncertainty about the future; concern about future prospects
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
nothing but; none other than
municipal office; council; city hall
security force; public safety force
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
dispersal; evacuation; removal; spreading out (troops); deployment
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
(person treated as a) plaything
horror film; horror movie
villain; baddie; the villain's part
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
stable boy; stable hand; groom
pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank
as; because; with; due to