to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
superintendent; supervisor; warden
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
impossible to do (although wants to)
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
newspaper story (article, account)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
infancy; childhood; tender age
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
disease; illness; disorder; condition; ailment
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
blank column; blank space
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
document (of proof); certificate; paper; bond; deed
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
moneymaking; earning money
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way; to grow freely (e.g. of weeds)
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
forevermore; for eternity
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind