to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
offensive (movement); aggression
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
technique; art; skill; move
contest; comparison; competition
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to laugh away; to laugh off
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
chess problem; composed shogi problem
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
to get one's head around; to think about
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon