to fly around; to scatter
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
discipline; training; teaching manners
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
surrounding at a distance
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to lose heart; to lose motivation
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
silence (not speaking); muteness
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such