to be worried; to be troubled
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to unfold; to unroll; to open
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
manners; courtesy; etiquette
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to complain; to make a complaint
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
capable of anything; liable to do
offender; criminal; culprit
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like