to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to make a thundering sound; to make roar
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
stationing (troops); occupancy
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition
tedious; boring; being fed up with
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
background (of a case, incident, etc.)
regardless of; irrespective of
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
probability; likelihood; chances
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
influenced (by); under an influence
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
for example; for instance; e.g.
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
head; brains; intellect; understanding
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
though; notwithstanding; although
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away