utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
to impose a punishment (on); to punish
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
towel blanket; terry-cloth blanket
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
regret; repentance; remorse
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
recovery; undoing; recall
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless