is that so? (generally rhetorical)
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to give; to do (something) for
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship); (lit.) dogs and monkeys
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
tattling; telling on (someone)
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
a few years ago; some years back
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to be reminded of; to call to mind
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
cold-blooded person; heartless; coldhearted person
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)