earthenware baking pan; parching pan; form of punishment in which a person is forced to walk on an oiled pipe over a charcoal fire (ancient China)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to cry and shout; to scream
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
every night comes to an end; every night sees a dawn
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
several weeks; a few weeks
quiet; still; surreptitious
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle