favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to look down on; to make light of
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
senior; elder; person older than oneself
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to look down over; to look down on
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
to spit out; to eject; to dump
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to draw near; to approach; to be imminent; to be impending; to be at hand
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
to roll up; to be rolled up
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
striking just before one's opponent makes a move
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to shave off; to scrape off
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
with a bang (of a gun); with a boom (of artillery); with a thud; with a thump
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times