since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
unfortunately; regrettably
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to bend; to warp; to curve
metallic sound; metallic clank
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
postscript; PS; P.S.; pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
to rush (one's opponent) from below with arms folded; to perform kachiage
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
forcibly; by force; against one's will
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
instability; insecurity; crankiness
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
assistance; backing; reinforcements
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
acceleration; speeding up
offense and defense; offence and defence
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in