state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
ago; since; before; previous
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
here and there; in places
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
losing shape (of clothing, etc.); losing form
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
by means of; due to; because of; according to
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
that day; the very same day
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
escaping from prison; jailbreak
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
invisibly; secretly; privately
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
surroundings; environs; circumference
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
to be reminded of; to call to mind
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)