rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
tally; check; piece of wood or paper split in half and given to each party as a form of proof (e.g. of a transaction)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
long (time); protracted; prolonged
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
ancient city; former capital
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
library; book collection; paperback book
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character