malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
abusive language; violent language; wild words
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
to give; to do (something) for
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
pus; corruption; rot; evils
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
insolent fellow; rude fellow
to watch for an unguarded moment
with tears in one's eyes; on the verge of tears; with teary eyes; with a hint of moisture; slightly moistly; with emerging sheen
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
(crime of) defamation (i.e. slander, libel)
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)
to smash (violently); to crush; to ruin (a plan, company, etc.); to wreck; to destroy
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark