spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to pick a fight (with); to find fault (with)
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
senior; older; third-year kindergarten student
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to count; to include in the number
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)