strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
guess; speculation; supposition
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
even so; anyhow; at any rate
enough is enough; no further!
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
reason; cause; history; origin
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
evening meal; supper; dinner
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
this occasion; at this time; now
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to despise; to scorn; to look down on