to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
river which often overflows its banks
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
person who died for a cause; guinea pig (for a new product or service); test subject; hitobashira; ritual human sacrifice by burying a living person under or near a large-scale construction project to invoke divine protection
every year; yearly; annually
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
simple and clear; plain and simple
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
explosive; blasting powder
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
these guys; these fellows
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
wherein; therein; thereinto
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
with a start; with a jump
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
simmer; bubble out; flow out