gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
from outside; from the side
based on; on the basis of
manufacturing equipment; production machine; maker
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
double room; room shared by two people; shared room
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
hewn stone; quarried stone; ashlar; flagstone
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
class; heading; group; category
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
absolutely; positively; decidedly
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
suddenly; all at once; rapidly
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
declaration; statement; proclamation
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
with a bang (clash, bump)
hostility; animosity; enmity
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
governments of various countries
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute