severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
demonstration; manifestation; protest
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
defeating in an instant; instant kill
to mind; to care; to worry
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
moderation; self-restraint; temperance
cut; reduction; curtailment
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
diligent student; studious person
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
confusion; disturbance; commotion; chaos; disorder
distant place; faraway location; far away
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
newcomer; initiate; rookie
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
beautiful woman with cold, standoffish air
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
dinner (esp. a formal one)
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
taste; feel on the tongue; manner; demeanour; demeanor
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of