to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
the reverse; other side; lining
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
mistress; kept woman; concubine
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to squash; to crush; to flatten
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
world; society; people; the public
well-bred; of good upbringing
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
thought; consideration; thinking
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
to be overcome with emotion
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire