to sigh; to breathe a sigh
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
still; even now; to this day
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
sad fate; tragic doom; ill fate
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
one's own property; possessions
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
punishment; judgement; judgment
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)