to be dead; to die
What did he die of? - He died of liver cancer
To die from a serious wound
The sight of a dead town during a general strike
Dead cement
Dead ink
Dead dye
The shouts frightened the child to death
To sit in a dead silence
To be bored to death
Not to have any dead time during production
Until death
To die in vain
To wish somebody dead
I'd rather die!; I'll die first!
to be out of order; to break down; to stop working
The car broke down on the way
The watch has stopped working
to be the death of ...; to finish
Such a style of work will be the death of me
Such extravagant spending will finish all the money
now then; hell
Now then, don't speak like that
Hell, how can we go in this pouring rain?
with a vengeance; extremely; monumentally
To be pleased with a vengeance
When he works, he does it with a vengeance (he is fully stretched)
To drop down dead; to die on the spot/in harness
To be between life and death
To die without being able to close one's eyes (because of regret)
To die without time for last words
To be madly in love with somebody; to be crazy about somebody
To predecease somebody