arbitration; intercession; mediation
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
irritation; annoyance; frustration
exaltation; emotional uplift
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
to become keen on; to get passionate about
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
many people talking noisily; chowing down; scarfing down; roughly (of actions)
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
relation; connection; relevance
long ago; previous; of a former age
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
historic; historical; traditional
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
insertion; incorporation; infixing
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
unable to resist; unable to suppress
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
wherein; therein; thereinto
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
in that way; like that; that way
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
tendency; trend; inclination
now that you say that; now that you mention it
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind