edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to push (something) against
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
commencing with; including
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel; to jostle (with)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
instability; insecurity; crankiness
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to degenerate; to lapse into
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
one's family; family member
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
to encamp; to take up positions
to pretend; to act (as if)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
button (clothing); push-button; button
way of calling (something or someone)
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
much less; to say nothing of
guess; speculation; supposition