sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
entreaty; appeal; petition
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
proper; right; reasonable
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
show; exhibition; spectacle
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
for the present; for the time being
common name; popular name
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
looking on; remaining a spectator
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
addition; annexation; appendage
regular drinking; habitual drinking
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
probability; likelihood; chances
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to yield to temptation; to succumb
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another