threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
to take a breath; to take a short rest
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
such; this sort of; like this
perfectly in sync; in step (dancing); on the same wavelength
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
right in the center (centre)
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to stare back at; to look back at
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
ignorant of the ways of the world
passion; temper; irritability
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove