sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.); to hit (e.g. one's leg) against; to bash into; to push (one's opponent) down before he stands up
exchange of blows; long rally
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
stone (used for throwing)
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
whispering; murmuring; subdued
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
contest; comparison; competition
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
chess problem; composed shogi problem
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
interval; break; rift (in clouds)