big quarrel; huge fight; big row
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
A Clockwork Orange (1971 film by Stanley Kubrick)
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
go that far; to that extent
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
that's true; of course; obviously
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
family; members of a family
(together) with; -wide; including
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to begin talking; to open up
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
loveable; very likeable; like very much
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to be profitable; to yield a profit
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself