to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
fire grate; fireplace grate; grate
to burst open; to pop; to split
boarder; boarding student
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
persecution complex; paranoia
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
stupid girl; stupid woman
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
to raise one's voice; to shout
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
to spit out; to eject; to dump
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
expulsion; excommunication
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic