counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
sudden impulse; passing fancy
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
reaction; response; reaction
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
truancy; school non-attendance
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
lack of leadership (esp. of a teacher)
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
small number; few; minority
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
influence; clout; leverage
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together