subsidize	support financially
devout	serious / commited
emulate	strive to equal
convict	prove guilty
go bankrupt	be broke
float	stay on surface
discharge	release
hazardous	risky
submerge	go under water
felony	serious crime
onslaught	attack , assault
lurch	move suddenly
snort	noise showing disapproval
squarely	directly
peddlers	people who go from place to place in order to sell something / chapman
livid face	pale face
appaling behavior	frightening behavior
dishevelled clothes	rumpled clothes
slurred voice	vague voice / not clear
impenetrable crowd	impassable crowd
sane person	rational person
mindless insult	thoughtless offend
wring hands	be helpless
nurture climat	environment
blacken the name	slam the name
loiter a place	change place
stern discipline	strict discipline
jazz up a car	tweak a car
confessed	admitted
reveal the truth	uncover the truth
prominence	significance
spanking	striking with the open hand
urged	encouraged
excel	be better than others
digressed	wandered away
boost	improve
scraping	cleaning
derives from	has a source
rampant	blusterous
promulgate	make known
solemn manner	serious manner
whittle away	reduce gradually
to snare	to take away
engenders	gives rise to, causes
dungeon	cellar
clunker	heap