coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
nature; property; disposition
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
last days; the end; one's fate
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
place; room; margin; scope
death from cold; freezing to death
semibasement; semi-basement
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
prison guard; jailer; gaoler
heated stone (wrapped in cloth and kept next to the body for warmth)
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place