to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
property; fortune; assets
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to sniff out; to get wind of
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
source, cause of an accident
mass communication; mass media
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
disclosure; exposure; revelation
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
this world; this life; world of the living
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
walking briskly; determinedly
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately