severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
single standard; single base; single-feature show
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)