and yet; though; when; in spite of
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
craving for the limelight
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
avoiding or dodging responsibility
boasting; bragging; talking big
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to be damaged; to receive damage
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
flight; desertion; escape
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
certainly; surely; definitely
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
clear one's name; redeem oneself; clear (vindicate) one's honor (reputation)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
please; somehow or other; one way or another