to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
accurate; correct; precise; exact
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
essence; true nature; substance; reality
powerful person; influential person
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
complete change; about-face
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality