violent emotion; passion; fury
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
detour; circumvention; turning movement
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
entrance; admission; entering
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
close to the wall; alongside the wall
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
thousands; great number of; variety
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
scenery; scene; landscape
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
to refuse; to decline; to deny
mil (one thousandth of an inch); mill
indiscriminate reading; unsystematic reading; desultory reading; reading at random
essence; the best; chic; smart; considerate; understanding