to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
as far as the eye can see
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
in succession; one by one
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
one's present existence; this mortal frame; this world; cast-off cicada shell; cicada
just a minute; small quantity
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
living room (Western style); sitting room
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
distress; anguish; mental suffering
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to blow through; to blow across
chalk (mineral); white wall
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
group; bunch; crowd; group