with a chuckle; with a giggle
tear gland; lacrimal gland
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
narrow, long, and thin pieces of wood strung together that were used to write on in ancient times
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
having absolutely nothing (left); being out of everything; absolutely nothing
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
neighbors; neighbours; neighborhood; neighbourhood
festival merrymaking; revelry
preparations for a journey
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
disfavor; disfavour; disinheritance
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
in a terrible mess; in complete disorder; chaotic
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
simmer; bubble out; flow out
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
offender; criminal; culprit
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
application; request; petition
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will