private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
daily meals; three regular meals a day
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
to examine someone's expression
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
prison officer; corrections officer; penal officer; prison guard; jailor; warder
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
(in) his way; peculiar to him
beyond one's means or position
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
position; job; employment; opening
food and drink; eating and drinking
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
bad-tempered; aggressive; quarrelsome
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
minor offense; minor offence; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned