keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
essay on poetry; theory of poetry
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
perfect; complete; flawless
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
such; like that; that sort of; very
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather