severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
advanced level; high grade; senior
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
stale; hackneyed; cliched
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
abusive language; violent language; wild words
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to examine someone's expression
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
being the sole winner; winner-take-all
being argued into silence; being left speechless
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
rational; reasonable; logical
without a break; without stopping; incessantly; ceaselessly
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
recovery; undoing; recall
to fly into a jealous rage; to go mad with jealousy
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
strike (i.e. industrial action)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down