to take the side of the enemy
to spread word of; to trumpet; to bruit
occupancy (rate); share (e.g. of market)
disgusting; gross; bad feeling; weird
world domination; global domination
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
unwelcome favor; unwelcome favour; misplaced kindness
with a splash; with a splosh
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
self-recommendation; self-nomination; putting oneself forward
garbage disposal; refuse disposal; waste treatment
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly
to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
lacking potential for advancement; no-hoper
spread-out sail; full sail; (sailing) downwind
hard-line policy; tough measure
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
believer; devotee; follower; adherent; convert; disciple
language of the natives; local language; native tongue; dialect; patois
to rebuke; to scold harshly
fresh off the farm; inexperienced