stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to press a question; to cross-examine
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
just because; even if; even though
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
if you think about it; come to think of it
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem