to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
favorite; favourite; habitually used
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to read the situation; to sense the mood
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
good humour (humor); good mood
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness