to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
town girl; girl raised in a town
leftovers; half-eaten food; leftover food
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
first meeting; first interview with
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
as stated; verbatim; literally
ditch; drain; gutter; gap (between cutting guides)
difficult delivery; difficult childbirth; dystocia
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
to sparkle; to glitter; to twinkle
thinly-sliced pork; chopped pork
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
gushing out (e.g. sweat or blood); flowing profusely; thump-thump; bang-bang; sound of hoofbeats
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
of no concern at all; I couldn't care less; no skin off my nose
crunch crunch; thud thud; tramp tramp
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
share; portion; quota; cut
to go ahead; to pull ahead
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that