mentally strong; strong-willed
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
everything one does; whatever one does
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
protest; refutation; pleading
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to complain; to lodge a complaint
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
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
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
a little bit; a little while
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
river; stream; River; the ... river
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
just because; even if; even though
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat