cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
wild uproar; pandemonium; clamor of voices; noisy; uproarious; clamorous
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
moment by moment; hour by hour
(period of) a year; during an era
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
vigorously; really getting stuck into
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
at that time; in those days
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously