to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
with a start; with a jump
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
absence; disregard; indifference
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
(political) power; authority; influence
to affect; to impact; to influence
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
caller; visitor; company; guest
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
basis; foundation; grounds; authority