alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
heated (e.g. debate); passionate
it hasn't been long since
at a young age; while still young
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
questioner; interrogator; interpellator
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
art of self-defense (defence)
sense of duty (obligation)
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to make sense; to be meaningful
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to be at a loss for words
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
spare time; free time; leisure time
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
apparently; appears to be
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
amount to be borne; one's share (of expenses)
way of solving (a problem); solution
time in; making a move immediately in a timed game (shogi, go, etc.)
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
hegemony; leadership; initiative
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause