top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
dirty mind; conniving mind; self-interested thinking
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
slave contract (in the entertainment industry); harsh, slave-like long-term contract
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
irresolutely; hesitatingly; undecidedly
machination; secret plan; plot; trick up one's sleeve
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
murder; killing; murderer
scale; scope; plan; structure
reprisals; retaliatory measures
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
three kinds; three varieties
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
decision; determination; resolution
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
appearance; air; condition; state; form
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
jumping to a wrong conclusion
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
snakes and scorpions; something detestable
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time