beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
handrail; railing; banister
war; battle; match; game; competition
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
cheering group; cheering squad
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
since then; from that time; ever since
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to accept; to receive; to agree
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
nape (of the neck); nucha
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly