kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to smirk; to grin broadly
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
price; cost; value; worth; value
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
the other day; a few days ago
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to be consistent; to be coherent
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to govern; to manage; to subdue
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
future (usually near); prospects
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example