to offer (put up) resistance
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
joint together; opposite; facing
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to lean against; to set against
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to scribble (write quickly); to dash off
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to well up; to burst; to arise
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to lend an ear to; to listen to
testimony; (verbal) evidence
reason; cause; circumstances