having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
looking away; looking aside
should not be; must not be
divorce; dissolution of adoption
capable of anything; liable to do
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
third day of the month; three days
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
having high information content; informative
to state; to express; to mention
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient