to pick up; to find; to gather
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
outward appearance; apparent
even if; even though; however; no matter how
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to dispose of; to sell off
with a start; with a jump