idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
nice; likeable; desirable
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
himself; yourself; herself
still; even now; to this day
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
capable of anything; liable to do
to anticipate; to foresee
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
competition (rivalry) to first (e.g. rider in a charge)
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
friendly army; friendly troops; allied army
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature; pessimism
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
second; number two; runner-up
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
quarrel; dispute; argument
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)