to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
(committee) chairman; president
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
to say; to be pleased to say
suspicious-looking; fishy
leader; central personage
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
talking while standing; standing around talking
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
different item; different lot
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
our gracious (e.g. Queen); honorific that attaches to name of a person or thing that has bestowed grace or favour upon you
ingenuity; resourcefulness
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
tag (children's game); tig
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to need; to call for; to require