to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to grow up; to become an adult
play equipment; playground equipment
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
getting nowhere; becoming uncontrollable; getting out of hand; remaining unsatisfied
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
point at issue; axis of a conflict; focus of confrontation
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
keyman; key person (e.g. of a company)
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
calamity; disaster; accident
cannot be helped; unavoidable
leaving unfinished; unfinished ending
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
objectivity; objective; object (philosophical)
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
punishment without a legal trial; vigilantism
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to machine; to cut; to scrape
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)