being somewhat excited (agitated)
successive generations; successive emperors
to fight against; to oppose; to face
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
traditional; customary; conventional
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
war; battle; match; game; competition
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
name one goes by; popular name; house name; name of a street; avenue name
choices; alternatives; options
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
permanent; perpetual; lasting
means; way; method; measure
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
verbal promise; one's word
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)