punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal provisions; penal code
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease
mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
there is nothing; having nothing
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
networking; making contacts
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
the same generation; coeval
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
living in a group; communal living; community life
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with