from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
postoperative; after surgery
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
crazy; mad; devoid of reason
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
street at night; making a night journey
to loiter around; to wander about
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
repentance; confession; penitence
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
sic; sic erat scriptum; the quoted matter has been transcribed exactly as found in the source text
maintaining the status quo
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to attack; to assault; to assail
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
to get angry; to lose one's temper
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
both; both sides; both parties