quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
slave traffic; slave dealer
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
to dispose of; to sell off
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
good person; virtuous person
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
one's physical safety; personal security
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
one way or the other; either way
to pause; to have a short intermission
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace