to not believe one's ears
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
hostility; antagonism; opposition
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
in the end; on top of that
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
This isn't over; I will get my revenge
to shoot a person to death
decision; determination; resolution
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
human intellect; knowledge
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
in swarms; in great crowds
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
treasure chest; strongbox
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet