hard fight; difficult struggle
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
war; battle; match; game; competition
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
contest of strength; trial of strength
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
business rival; professional jealousy
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
common knowledge; well-known fact
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
retort; back talk; backchat
quarrel; dispute; argument
society; the world; the times
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
quarrel; dispute; argument
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
selection; choice; option
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
sharp parting remark; parting threat
to follow advice; to act upon advice
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
circle and cross; right and wrong (answers); true-false