income; receipts; revenue
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
at once; immediately; right now
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
lawless area; lawless district
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
a few years ago; some years back
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
neighbourhood; neighborhood
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
surely; certainly; without doubt
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
deed; act; action; conduct; behavior; behaviour
acceleration; speeding up
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
how long; how much; to what extent