snide remark; insinuation; sly dig; disguised reproach; indirect criticism
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
cooperation; collaboration
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
inquiry; enquiry; hearing
house search (e.g. by the police)
in succession; one by one
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
rude person; insolent person
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
script; libretto; scenario
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
sword skills; swordsmanship
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
to collapse into; to flop onto
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
curl; curly hair; ringlet
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick