vigilance committee; vigilante corps
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
stretcher; litter (medical); gurney
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
just because; even if; even though
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
warp; curvature; curve; arch
wrong; different; not like that
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
just past noon; afternoon
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; (railway) truck; bogie; flatcar
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
sealed letter; sealed document; enclosure
stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
level ground; plain; flatland
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie