to come back; to bloom a second time
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
narcissism; self-absorption; self-intoxication
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
property; fortune; assets
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
outbreak of war; starting a war
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
responsibility; duty; obligation
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)
(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
serves you right!; see what happens!
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to hang one's head; to droop one's head