to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
a long, long time ago; very long ago
to slap; to strike; to spank
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
naked above the waist; stripped to the waist; shirtless
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
assassin's dagger; assassin's blade; deadly weapon
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!