sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
questionnaire results; survey results
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
uniform resource locator; URL
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
reigning; controlling; dictating
fighting stance; fighting pose
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
true state; actual condition; reality
(state of) utter panic; great panic
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
professional killer; hit man
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
enemy territory; hostile place
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to be softened; to calm down
(seat at) the head of the table; seat of honour (honor)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
viewing as a problem; problematizing
whispered conversation; whispering
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
to be experienced in the ways of the world; to taste the bitter and the sweet
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour