conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
leaving everything up to someone else
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
would be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in saying
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
lightheadedness; disorientation; wobbliness; staggering
to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed
silence; stillness; quietness
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
every place; various places
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
trend; tendency; movement; attitude