hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
user guide; how to operate; operation procedures
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
quack; quack doctor; fake doctor
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
perverseness; perversity; perverse person; difficult person; contrary person
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
required; needed; necessary
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
term of guarantee; warranty period
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
common gypsophila (Gypsophila elegans); baby's breath; babies' breath; soaproot
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
even scale; equilibrium; balance; equalization; equalisation
opposite lane; oncoming lane; opposite side of the road
call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
global maximum; greatest value
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill