bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
belief; faith; conviction
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to pierce through; to break through
to rain incessantly; to downpour
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
one breath; chug!; drink!
complete change; about-face
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
person who has escaped death; failed suicide; person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
power; might; authority; influence
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere