bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
very hungry; starving; ravenous
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
(written) contract; agreement
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
correction; revision; amendment
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to close down a business; to shut a business
to sell off; to sell completely
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
novel for the masses; popular fiction; pulp
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer; drug runner
training; drill; practice; discipline
for your information; I'm telling you
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity