raging fire; conflagration
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
for two people; (work) of two; (meals) for two
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
not worth (getting angry about, etc.)
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
bed and food; eating and sleeping
public and private; official and personal; government and people
understanding person; supporter
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
somewhat reserved (diffident); shyly; timidly; retiringly; in a retiring (reserved) manner
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
inheritance dispute; succession dispute
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature