resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
these guys; these fellows
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
and yet; though; when; in spite of
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
confidence; trust; faith; credit
informer; informant; betrayer; snitch
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to complain; to make a complaint
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
no!; no no!; no, not at all
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to act cocky; to put on airs; to be full of oneself
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small