style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
anecdote; brief (comic) story
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
stepping back; drawing back
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
just; exactly; precisely; perfectly; sharp
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
shameless; brazen and unscrupulous
association; union; guild
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
hostility; animosity; enmity
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
catfight; fight between women
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
mature woman; middle-aged woman
dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest