scrubbing and washing; kitchen work
feeling rough (of the throat); irritated; acrid; pungent
to get blurry vision; to get bleary eyes; to get dim eyesight
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
absence; disregard; indifference
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
(dead) end; end of the line
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
rampage; ruckus; bout of wild behavior
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
absolute obedience; complete submission
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
day of month; counter for days
every evening; night after night
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable