half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
being too late; losing one's final chance
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
maintenance; preservation; improvement
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
in terms of; from the point of view of
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
head; lead; vanguard; first
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to intervene; to stop (something)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
forcibly; against one's will
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
discovery; detection; finding
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
logistical support; combat service support
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)