before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to shout (in anger); to yell
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
overlapping; piling; stacking
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
at first; in the beginning; originally
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
to be hesitant; to feel timid
fast (talking); rapid; quick-tongued