distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
being startled; getting a shock
to be opposite; to face each other
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
trial product; prototype model
to become frayed; to become loose
to comb down; to smooth down
demon of ill health; disease
to tire of; to lose interest in; (arch.) to be satisfied; (arch.) to enjoy; (arch.) to do adequately
without accident; uneventfully; without ...
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
highly directional microphone
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to be dispersed; to get separated
to push away; to push aside; to shove
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
proposed site; site chosen
hostile relations; hostile relationship
local authority; local government; locality; local self-governing body; municipality
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning