private funds; own funds; private property
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
misappropriation of public funds
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
capable of anything; liable to do
polish; improvement; burnishing
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to say no more; to sink into silence
loyal retainer; loyal subject
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
both sides; two sides; double-sided
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
fate; destiny; predestination
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
single word; a few words; brief comment
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
the ancients; ancient people
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
letter; missive; note; mail
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude