to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
laryngeal prominence; Adam's apple
maneuvering ground; manoeuvering ground
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
talking while standing; standing around talking
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
to bend (the truth); to distort; to yield (a point); to depart (from a principle); to pawn
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
surrounding at a distance
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to stop (doing something); to cease; to leave as is; to leave alone; to exclude; to except
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
consecutive number; serial number
to be reminded of; to call to mind
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
distant land; remote location; distant province
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling