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 choke; to have trouble breathing
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
final; eventual; ultimate
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
testimony; (verbal) evidence
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
intention; idea; inclination; wish
money-making; earning money
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
cooperation; collaboration
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
letting (someone) die without helping
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
vitality; (one's) life force
to watch for an unguarded moment
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
such; this sort of; like this