superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
ill-natured; twisted; ill-natured person; twisted person
to make a fool of someone
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to settle a matter; to get even with someone
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
goodness; excellence; virtue
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
temporary truce; ceasefire
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
probity check; background investigation
mint (e.g. peppermint, spearmint, etc.); Japanese peppermint (Mentha arvensis var. piperascens)
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
home visitation (esp. a teacher visiting a student's home); home visit; house call
to lean against; to recline on
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband