not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
acceleration; speeding up
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
calming down; quieting down
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
clear and serene (as a polished mirror and still water)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
mirror surface; lens surface
to become calm; to die down
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
former; ex-; earlier times; the past; formerly; previously
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
criticism; critique; review; commentary
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
maximum permissible level or dosage
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
desperately; for one's dear life
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
what's what; heads or tails
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
excited condition; excited state
to be scattered around; to be all over the place