severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
common front; united front
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to anticipate; to foresee
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
based on; built on; made from
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
unqualified; without qualifications
to use all one's strength (ability)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
related to; in relation to
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
feminization; feminisation
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
to replace; to move; to change the position of
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
stone hut; rock chamber; tomb; stone burial chamber
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to ask a high price; to overcharge
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to talk; to carry meaning
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
viewing as a problem; problematizing
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)