worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
vassals; retainers; followers
to stop (plug) one's ears
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
elite force; elite troops
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust someone's civility; to give up (on someone)
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
mole; whistle-blower; informant; adulterer; adulteress
foe; opponent; adversary; dissenter
(one's) peers; people around one
during imprisonment; while in jail
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
song with lyrics about resentment and a sorrowful tune; resentful complaint
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person