(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
other; another; over; more than; I; me
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to act self-importantly; to be arrogant; to be high-handed; to puff up
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
something like ...; something called ...
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
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)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
distinction; differentiation; classification
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to glare at each other; to confront each other
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
arbitration; intercession; mediation
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
irritation; annoyance; frustration
conduct; behavior; behaviour
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
divide into four pieces; one fourth
solely; entirely; only; or
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
speculation; thinking; meditation
if you think about it; come to think of it
duty room; staff room; waiting room
something or other; one thing or another; this or that