to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
concentrated fire; intense criticism
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
explosion; rupture; break off
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
hey there; I say; see here
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
after a long time; for the first time in a while
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
damp; moist (negative nuance)
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger