like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
punishment without a legal trial; vigilantism
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to let (someone) take hold of your hand
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
with a clink (of metal); with a chink
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to take flight; to disappear
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
to encamp; to take up positions
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
truly; really; genuinely; indeed
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
medicinal poisoning; chemical poisoning; drug poisoning; drug addiction
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
don't worry about it; forget about it
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
(being moved) deeply; (feeling) profoundly; (going) straight to one's heart; going numb; stinging (pain)
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication