as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
mockery; derision; ridicule
significant; suggestive; insinuating; words or behaviour that hints at a deeper meaning
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to glare at each other; to confront each other
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
quarrel; dispute; argument
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health