stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
eastern part; the east (of a region)
the whole area; all areas
way out; means to escape; escape route
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
vitality; energy; dynamism
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
in person; personally; directly
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
tedious; boring; being fed up with
it's no joke; gimme a break!
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery