to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
long (esp. of photographic film); lengthy
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
intention; plan; purpose; belief; assumption; thought
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
putting (up) in the wrong place; hanging in the wrong place; disagreement; conflict; crossing paths without meeting; missing each other
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
is something that; is that which
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
very loud volume; megavolume
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
temptress; vamp; siren; femme fatale; evil woman; she-devil
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to compose; to put together
reinforcement; strengthening
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
black rain; heavily polluted, radioactive rain sometimes following an atmospheric nuclear explosion (esp. that of Hiroshima)