to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
to crumble away; to collapse
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
senility; dotage; decrepitude
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
error of judgment; miscalculation
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
monolith; large slab of rock
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to be mistaken for; to be confused with
to continue to do; to persist in doing
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to heap abuse upon (a person); to criticize strongly; to blast (someone)
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
to be itching to put one's skills to use
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
covered with; stained; smeared
arrears; late fee; delinquent account charge
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
very loud volume; megavolume
reward; recompense; tip; conveyance charge; packhorse charge
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
(referring to a person) receiver; receiving side; viewer; listener
limited; limiting; restrictive
if you think about it; come to think of it
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
left breast; left side of the chest
to stop crying; to cry oneself out