to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
feeling sick (suddenly); feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry (suddenly); being offended; being disgusted
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
sound; sure; safe; steady; firm
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to summon courage; to be brave
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to get back into shape; to retrain; to rebuild; to reschool
witnessing; observing; sighting
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
liquor-soaked; continuous drinking; daily drinking; binge drinking
to comfort; to console; to amuse
super-sweet; sickly-sweet; overly kind; overly soft (on someone)
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
stupid brat; son of a bitch
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
thought; consideration; thinking
all night long; all through the night
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage