thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly
strutting; sticking out the chest
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
Alan (member of an ancient Scythian people)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
that's the way it is; such is life
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
physical education; PE; gym (class)
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
mythical carp with the head of a lion and the body of a fish (auspicious protectors of well-being)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
free-standing exercises; calisthenics (performed without using any apparatus)
of course; certainly; naturally
class; heading; group; category
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
breastwork; parapet; fortress; parapet; chest wall
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
being addicted to; being wholly absorbed by; falling ill; becoming sick