to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
father; dad; husband; you; he
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
correction; revision; amendment
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to be needed; to be wanted
at once; immediately; right now
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to have (something) innate; to be born with
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
bad influence; negative influence
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)