to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
factory; plant; mill; workshop
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to set up; to raise; to nominate; to choose as a representative; to push; to shove
to start; to begin; to commence
industrialist; entrepreneur
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
calm; composed; cool; quiet
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
else; in addition; besides
how much; how many; to what extent
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
I've got to be going; I must go
quotation; citation; reference
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
old couple; elderly couple