black sheep (of a family); ostracism
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
based on; built on; made from
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
trial product; prototype model
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
dwelling; house; residence; address
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
sleeping together in a huddle
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
forgetting; lapse of memory
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
with a start; with a jump
property; fortune; means; assets
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something