labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
to torment; to torture; to harass
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to stop talking; to be silent
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
to decorate with many bright colours (colors); to create a beautiful variegated pattern; to manipulate skillfully
birth; creation; formation
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
came here; coming here; recently
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
to qualify (as); to have the qualifications (for ...); to be entitled to; to have a claim (for)
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)
single standard; single base; single-feature show
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to trample flat; to beat a path
straight; as the crow flies
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to project; to stick out; to stand out
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty