completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
to talk (a person) down; to confute
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
what's what; heads or tails
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to smoke animal out of its den
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
ordinary citizen; the general public
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
death penalty; capital punishment
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
role of the villain; the bad guy
demotion; relegation; downgrading
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with