cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
without compunction; coolly; without batting an eyelid; unscrupulously; nonchalantly; remorselessly
to bawl; to cry; to scream
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
again (and again); once again; yet again
to rock; to shake; to swing
forbidden move (sumo, shogi, go, etc.); prohibited move; foul
witnessing; observing; sighting
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
legal wife; her child; main family
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
brawny; muscular; impressive; gigantic
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to get accustomed to using
to begin shooting; to shoot out
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
to stand upright with arms and/or legs spread; to dodge
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to change completely; to change suddenly
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
with a clashing or clanging sound
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
snakeheads; Chinese criminal gangs, esp. for smuggling Chinese immigrants
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
essence; kernel; spirit; pith
to be jealous; to be envious
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to talk; to carry meaning
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
to refuse; to decline; to deny
serious illness; travails
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
dirty work; unpleasant task
gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; quiet; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild; temperate