place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
the same; the said; likewise
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
a long time ago; long before now
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
three days and three nights
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
willpower; energy; vitality
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
outward appearance; apparent
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation