one may well say so, but ...; even more than
excellent; superb; first-rate
escaping from prison; breaking out of prison; jailbreak; jailbreaking (a smartphone, video game console, etc.)
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
speaking voice; talking voice
seven (long cylindrical things)
cheekbone; zygomatic bone; malar bone
boastful speech; bragging
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
to compete with; to vie for
suicide (carried out with a blade, gun, etc.)
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
treasure chest; strongbox
to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
devil; evil spirit; genie
though; even if; whether ... or ...
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
to take a solid stance; to put one's back in it; to exert oneself
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
all bark and no bite; unable to live up to one's claims
wriggling; squirming; writhing; maneuvering (behind the scenes; of insignificant people); manoeuvring; planning mischief
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist