room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
when it becomes; when it comes to
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
surely (not); certainly (not)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to apologize; to apologise
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to look around; to survey
threat; intimidation; menace
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
treating someone like a child
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep