to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
resentment; indignation; anger
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
mass communication; mass media
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
general public; the masses
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
convenient; handy; useful
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
victim; injured party; sufferer
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
compensation payment; reparation
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many
almost; roughly; approximately
amount of money; sum of money
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
looking coldly on; looking upon disapprovingly; frowning on
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
100,000,000; one hundred million
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
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
imputation; shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.); passing the buck; second marriage; remarriage
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