(clenched) fist; knuckles
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
grudge; complaint; reproach
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
wild beast; wild animal; brute
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
blood relationship; blood relative
actual and hidden; inside out (e.g. socks); face down (e.g. cards)
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to rank next to; to come after
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to make a splash; to draw attention
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
point of compromise; common ground
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
last moves (in go, shogi, or chess); endgame; gathering; collecting; coming together
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
reserve; reticence; unfriendliness; estrangement