contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
mass communication; mass media
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
offender; criminal; culprit
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
reconciliation; make peace with
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
close; intimate; on good terms
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
quiz; short test; mini test
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
counter seat; seat at the counter
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
library (usu. single-room); small library
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
addition; appendix; note; supplement
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to correct cutting; to reshuffle (playing cards)