ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
closeted maiden; carefully-raised girl from a well-to-do family
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to keep away; to keep at a distance
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to spread; to be propagated
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
atrocity; (arch.) treason
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
extravagant; extreme; hyper
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
joint struggle; common (united) front
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
branch office; branch store
to explain adequately; to be accountable