criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
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)
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
river surface; surface of a river
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
tearing someone in two by tying their legs to two carts moving in opposite directions (form of medieval punishment)
penalty; sentence; punishment
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post