to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
severely beaten up; thoroughly defeated; completely destroyed; severely damaged; battered; beat-up
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
educator; teacher; educationalist
to press a question; to cross-examine
statement (of a carefully reasoned logical argument); dissertation; enunciation; setting forth
boldface; bold-type; thick characters
natural (e.g. talent); innate; inborn; inherent
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
start; beginning; first step; clue
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
before ... days (months, etc.)
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
possession; dependency; territory; dominion
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly