broken; intermittent; disconnected
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
disinheritance; disowning
strict order; peremptory command
hell on earth; living hell
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
pregnancy; conception; gestation
function; facility; faculty; feature
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
repentance; confession; penitence
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
income; receipts; revenue
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
moneylending; moneylender
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
appointment; assignment; promotion
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
disciplinary dismissal (discharge)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
young girl; lass; adolescent female
reform; reformation; reorganization
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off