to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
disease; illness; disorder; condition; ailment
paraphilia; sexual deviancy
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
to be (deeply) touched by; to be struck by
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
going through; going via; going by way of
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
drop (e.g. of water); drip
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
oracle; revelation; divine message
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
motive power; driving force
violent (fight); slashing and striking; hand-to-hand
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
thoroughly; through and through; out and out; in every way; from beginning to end; from start to finish
scoundrel; rascal; villain
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
conclusion; end; finish; supervision; management; control
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
children's story; fairy tale
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar
set phrase; stock phrase; conventional expression; usual wording; cliché; clichéd line
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)