to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
comparatively; relatively
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
hegemony; leadership; initiative
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
freely; frankly; without reserve
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
tedious; boring; being fed up with
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to incur someone's enmity
to read the situation; to sense the mood
me, me, me; egotistic; ego-driven
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to put into the mouth; to eat
literally; to the letter; literal
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
on bargain sale; rising in popularity; up-and-coming; budding
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (instrument)
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
chair; stool; post; office; position
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)