glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
lying face down; upside down; prone
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
exemption; exoneration; discharge
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
wanted poster; wanted person bulletin; search instructions
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
black hair; black-haired horse
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable