ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
finishing blow; coup de grâce
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
sad fate; tragic doom; ill fate
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
biological older sister; real elder sister
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
older sister and younger brother
different surname; married couple maintaining separate surnames
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
girls' or women's division or section
biological younger brother
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
hamburger shop; hamburger restaurant; hamburger joint
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
birth; creation; formation
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
plants and animals; flora and fauna