fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
junction line between two sea currents; line where two ocean currents meet; course of things; turning point
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
patriotic concern for the future of one's country
bare eyes (i.e. without glasses, contact lenses, etc.); uncorrected vision; unaided vision
intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
all sorts of; all kinds of
way one dresses; way one looks like in certain clothes
to start; to begin; to commence
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
stabbing to death; putting out
information bureau; intelligence department
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious