voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to yell; to rant; to rave
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
retort; back talk; backchat
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
surroundings; environs; circumference
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
from A to Z; in every particular; all without exception; in everything; through and through; (lit.) from one to ten
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
both; both sides; both parties
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
offender; criminal; culprit