occupation; calling; livelihood
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
shortage of capital; lack of funds; cash flow problem
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
the world in general; society; convention
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
stranger; tramp; wanderer
murder; homicide; manslaughter
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
offender; criminal; culprit
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
interference; meddling; butting in
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against