to solicit; to demand; to extort
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
(the) ignorant masses; untaught populace; unlearned people
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
weighting (in averaging); aggravation
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
piling shame on top of shame
handrail; railing; banister
chief vassal; senior statesman
mass resignation (of officeholders); collective resignation
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
position; opening; employment
revelry; tumultuous party; wild party; uproarious banquet
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
infected person; carrier (e.g. of a virus)
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
several weeks; a few weeks
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
obscure; vague; ambiguous
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to behave well (of a child)
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle