to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
this and that; one thing or another
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
heir; inheritor; successor
higher rank; better position
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to underrate; to make light of
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so