crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
loser; defeated person; the defeated
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
nothing but; none other than
underground world; underground society
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
setting off (on a trip); departure
to kill by burning to death
with profound (and often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
custom; habit; customary practice
memory; sense; experience
interception; monitoring; tapping
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate