to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
unspecified large number (of people)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
on the net; on the Internet; on the web
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
log; log; logarithm; log (tree trunk or branch); logbook (of a ship or aircraft); log (device for measuring the speed of a ship)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
all kinds of malicious gossip; heaping verbal abuse (on); cursing and swearing (words)
to throw at; to turn; to raise
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment
assertion; declaration; affirmation
last century; previous century; ancient times; old times
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
society; public; community; social studies
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?")
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
emotional wall; internal barrier
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
anyone; any person; whoever
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means