conditions of a contract; terms of a contract
drinking and vomiting; coming and going
failure; rejection; rupture
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
trio; gang of three; threesome
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
to smash violently; to crush
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
at a stroke; with a single swoop
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
how; in what way; circumstances
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
fucking; screwing; having sex
planned; scheduled; systematic
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)