trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
personage; person (deserving of respect)
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
retirement (from the world); seclusion
connection; link; relationship
flustered; confused; panicked
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
most of all; extremely; supremely
to be surprising; to be shocking; to be jaw-dropping
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
exchange ticket; claim tag; coupon
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
a few hours; several hours; about two to six hours
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
fast working; fast in forming relationships with women; quick to resort to violence
for many days; for several days
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
at first; initially; in the beginning
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
never ceasing; never ending; endless
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition