(piece of) rope; ordinary method
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
surely (not); certainly (not)
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
in succession; one after another
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
underground; unconventional; radical; shady
to tear off; to strip; to rob
imprisonment; incarceration
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
eastern part; the east (of a region)
to feel oneself indebted to
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground