from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to trample flat; to beat a path
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
paltry; trifling; piddling; stud; small protuberance
parents' partiality for their children; parents overvaluing their children
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
world; society; people; the public
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to take back; to recapture
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
hell on earth; living hell
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
to have an uneasy conscience
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
opening hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs