reality; actuality; hard fact
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
straight-laced person; stubborn person
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
way out; means to escape; escape route
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
link; directory entry; rink
connection; link; relationship
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...