to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
firm; strong; solid; stable
hard to get; hard to come by
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
as a child; when one was a child
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
special selection; finest pick; top pick
sharing; division; draw; tie
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
deceiving; cheating; fooling
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record
society; public; community; social studies
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to have a hard time of it
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
essence; true nature; substance; reality
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
feeling of fullness; sense of sufficiency; feeling of satisfaction
(religious) faith; belief; creed
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
to put into the mouth; to eat
to become empty; to be emptied
strongish; somewhat strong