literally; to the letter; literal
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
to be injured; to sustain a wound
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
one day; (on) a certain day
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
master; teacher; stable master
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
(very) patient; persevering
common cattail (Typha latifolia); broadleaf cattail; common bulrush; great reedmace
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
personage; person (deserving of respect)
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
tool; implement; means; furniture
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
temper; irritability; fit of anger; tantrum (esp. of children); temper tantrum
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance