end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
consideration; taking into account
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
to be in danger of; to be liable to
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
being lost in deep thought
juvenile vagrant; street urchin; waif; guttersnipe
financial support; funding; support fund; subvention
secret information; intelligence
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
several years; a few years
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
thorough; exhaustive; complete
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
length (of an animal); body length
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air