prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to leave as is; to ignore
number of times; frequency; count
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
second day of the month; two days
to get tired out; to be exhausted
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
peephole (e.g. in a door); observation window; viewing window
to be overwhelmed; to be overawed
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
convenient; handy; useful
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to turn completely into; to become completely
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
moving tale; impressive tale
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
beyond one's means or position
personal affair; one's own affair