completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
escaping from prison; jailbreak
notice; notification; report; posting
to betray a secret; to reveal a secret
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to boil up; to seethe; to get excited; to be in an uproar
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
established practice; custom
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
taking responsibility upon oneself (and resigning)
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
not yet fixed; undecided; pending
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
political issue (problem)
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune