bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
person of doubtful origin; suspicious stranger
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
cannot help (feeling); unbearably; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
instant; moment; for an instant
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
by myself; in person; by oneself
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
person of importance; a someone; absolutely; certainly; to be sure
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
to draw back; to leave (e.g. the area); to withdraw
concentrated fire; intense criticism
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
low-level; trivial; coarse; low-dimension
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to degenerate; to lapse into
being in too deep to back out; having gone too far to retreat
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
quarrel; dispute; argument
isolated and helpless; alone and unassisted