Cold-cocked, pummeled, bashed, battered, belted, clouted, clubbed, crushed, cudgeled, flogged, hammered, knocked, mashed, mauled, pelted, pounded, punched, rammed, slugged, smacked, struck, swatted, thrashed, trounced, walloped and whammed, he still managed to make it to the party last night in fairly good shape.