to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
accepting bribes; corruption; graft
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
going through; going via; going by way of
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
final; eventual; ultimate
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
off an island; away from an island; off-island
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
depravity; corruption; degradation
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind