confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
complete; whole; perfect; safe
total destruction by fire; being burned down
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to do a silly thing; to do something stupid
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
rule; reign; government; governing
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
production output; number of goods manufactured
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
putting (a named suspect) on the wanted list
(arch.) exposure; (arch.) clarity; exoteric Buddhism; public Buddhist teachings
difficult to get into; not be easily influenced into joining some mood or activity
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
memory; ability to remember
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
paper patch attached to something; paper backing; sticker; notice; poster
because; as; since; so; due to
to investigate; to examine
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups