order; discipline; regularity; system; method
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to win favour; to win favor
prior investment; upfront investment
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
no, not like that (but like this)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
village; hamlet; settlement
(together) with; -wide; including
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
otherwise; or else; if not
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling