girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
bleachers; grandstand; spectator seating
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; brazen person; shameless person; impudent person
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
sound of a heavy object falling
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to burn with combativeness
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
to check; to stop; to keep back
to move forward; to move on
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof