to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
naturally; of course; understandably
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
this is why; this means; it is the case that
putting into operation; invocation
main; principal; chief; primary; major
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
difficult to approach; inaccessible
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to approach; to draw near
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
everybody; every last one of them; all
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
as if nothing had happened
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)