why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to make an appeal; to urge
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
(necessary) personnel; required person
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
to kick into (e.g. a ball into a goal)
without cause; without reason
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to flare up; to burst into flames
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
discovery; detection; finding
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
uncontrollable; irrepressible
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of