head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
dispersing; breaking up; running away
(not) so much; (not) that much
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
baptismal ceremony; baptism
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
submarine voyage; underwater navigation
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
"gentleman" who escorts a woman home, only to make a pass at her
standard; set; routine; decided
sending a telegram; telegraph
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
concealment; suppression; hiding
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
entreaty; supplication; petition
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
consistent; unchanging from beginning to end
police officer; policeman; policewoman
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)