completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
self-discipline; self-improvement
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
to crack; to develop a crack
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
to show signs of; to appear
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to crouch; to squat; to cower
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
murder; homicide; manslaughter
involuntary manslaughter; accidental homicide; negligent homicide
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
method of bringing up; method of raising
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
slope; slanting surface; bevel
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
great physical power; animal strength
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)