to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
grip (of hand); grip strength
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
schedule; program; programme; agenda
postponement; deferment; adjournment
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
clothes; clothing; garments
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
to take back; to recapture
instead; but (on the other hand)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
true character; true heart; true spirit
firm; unshakeable; resolute
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
once upon a time; a long time ago
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind