to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
there being no use in arguing (about it)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
great man; magnanimous man
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
to watch over; to watch attentively
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
moving about; stirring about
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)