to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to backfire; to have a harmful result
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to be able to manage somehow or another
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
now that; since; so long as; because
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
(dead) end; end of the line
temporary; provisional; interim
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to thrust before; to thrust at
around the neck; neck size (measurement)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; pompous; self-loving