severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be hot on a person's heels
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
eternal; unlimited; endless
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to cease; to stop; to be over
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
this and that; various things
herculean strength; mountain carrier-guide
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal