anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
fair and square; open and aboveboard
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
simple honesty; tactless frankness
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
support; backing; patronage
reason; cause; circumstances
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state