to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
feminine features; having a girl's face (for a man); girly face
delicately; weakly; gently; supplely
yearning; longing for; deep affection
supplementary biography; anecdote; side story; spin-off
to strike dead; to beat to death
chief clerk (in a shop, managing affairs on the owner's behalf); head clerk; store manager
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
dirty work; unpleasant task
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
while crying; tearfully; in tears
carrying out mercenary deeds; having a mercenary attitude; calculating
professional killer; hit man
to be parted from; to be separated
large amount of money; great cost
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
to lead a life; to live a life
free and easy; open and natural; not fastidious
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
looking over someone's shoulder
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
decision; ruling; judgement; judgment
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
supply; provision; raising; procurement
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal
transparent; plain (glass or glasses)
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
in good health; alive and well; going strong
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
starvation; famine; hunger
presumably; conceivably; in my opinion; in my view; I think (that); upon thought
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
sequel; later development