joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
for the present; for the time being
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
indicate reason; infers some protest
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
door; gate; opening; title page
threat; intimidation; menace
in the same way as; just like
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
one's post; place of work; workplace
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
contest; comparison; competition
high spirits; gleeful mood
again (and again); once again; yet again
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
because of; owing to; due to
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet