vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
detention pending trial; confinement; custody
forevermore; for eternity
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
innermost depths of one's heart
disclosure; exposure; revelation
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
single-mother household; fatherless family
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
unanticipated; unexpected
pregnancy; conception; gestation
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
to add (to); to add on; to append
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
atrocity; (arch.) treason
true character; real nature
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)