to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
old friend; familiar face
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
course; route; path; process; means
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
principal occupation; core business
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
job-related; in the course of one's work
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
dispute; argument; contention
outside of one's area of expertise
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
infant; baby; little child
both; both sides; both parties
is something that; is that which
to replace; to move; to change the position of
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes