confrontation; opposition; antagonism
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
difficult problem; challenge
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to change completely; to change suddenly
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
very young; little; childish; immature
to choke; to have trouble breathing
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
direct control; direct supervision
people close to the head man
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with