drinking habits; drunken behavior; drunken behaviour
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
pregnancy; conception; gestation
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
marriage proposal; courtship
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
home; household; family; hearth
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
liquor-soaked; continuous drinking; daily drinking; binge drinking
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
no-good woman; (female) loser
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to make one's rounds; to patrol
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
a long, long time ago; very long ago
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
proud; having a prominent nose
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)