to escape from; to get out
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
how many years; how long; what year
stay of execution; suspended sentence
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
death penalty; capital punishment
indefinite; unlimited; life imprisonment
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
violent emotion; passion; fury
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
black lustre; black luster
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to overdo; to do too much
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to thrust away; to send flying
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
aquiline nose; Roman nose; hook nose
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
unprecedented; never seen before
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
secret; private; surreptitious
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
physical evidence; material evidence
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)