going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
appointment; assignment; promotion
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
indictment; prosecution; complaint
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
contract; compact; agreement
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
authenticity; credibility
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to lean against; to set against
(one acting as a) foster parent
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
being irresistible; being furiously vigorous; being intensely forceful
looking or acting as if one owned the place
personal (employee); employed; retained
unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest