to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
quarrel; dispute; argument
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
bright person; talented student; prodigy
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
hell on earth; living hell
in a quarrel, both parties are to blame
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
false charge; slander; defamation
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
avoided by everybody; disliked by everybody; (lit.) not even a dog will eat (it)
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
notice; attention; observation
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
entreaty; supplication; petition
conservative without party affiliation
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
android; artificial human; robot
glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
negotiations; discussions; connection
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
womb; uterus; parent body; base; basis
implantation (of an embryo)