to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
entreaty; supplication; petition
to make sense; to be meaningful
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to stay (at); to stop (at)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
complexion; colour; color; blood red
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
exclusive; attached to; specialist
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else