dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
assertion; declaration; affirmation
approval; acceptance; recognition; private seal; signet
to become distant; to recede
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to part left and right; to open out
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
war; battle; match; game; competition
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
to kill by burning to death
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
law of conservation of mass
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
nonchalant air; unruffled air
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to mark with a dot (point)
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate