to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to find someone's fault; to get evidence on someone; to get a lead on someone
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
power; motive power; three-phase electricity
sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
just who do you think you are?
and yet; though; when; in spite of
one example of (when there are more examples)
to become dirty; to become grimy; to become filthy; to get stained with dirt
the people; citizens; the populace
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
underground organization; underground organisation
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to raise one's voice; to shout
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
Adam's apple; laryngeal prominence
maneuvering ground; manoeuvring ground
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
talking while standing; standing around talking
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
to examine (medically); to have a look at; to check (a patient's pulse)
bloody; gory; covered in blood; desperate; frantic
to bend (the truth); to distort; to yield (a point); to depart (from a principle); to pawn