pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
though; even if; whether ... or ...
desire for revenge; vengeful thought
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
group action; collective behavior; collective behaviour; acting as a group
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
on the occasion of; at the time of
both; both sides; both parties
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
in proportion to; just as much as
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
special training; intensive training; crash course
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
proposal; proposition; suggestion
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
dozens; scores of; decades
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger