separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
influenced (by); under an influence
to escape from; to get out
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
cheating (on one's husband); adultery; male lover (of a married woman); paramour
mortal enemy; object of fierce hatred or intense aversion; (lit.) one's parent's killer
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
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
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
impulsive; emotional; straightforward; hot-headed; quick-tempered
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of
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 (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol