arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
such; this sort of; like this
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
plenary session; regular session
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
generally; in the main; briefly (look over, explain, etc.); roughly; more or less
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
in person; personally; directly
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
meteorological observatory
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
appeal; entreaty; request
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
on the occasion of; at the time of
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
person concerned; interested party; related party
fragment; one of the group or party
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
incompetent; have no merit