opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to threaten; to make threats
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer
to become inclined (to do); to be in the mood (for); to get excited (about); to take an interest (in)
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to complain; to make a complaint
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
review; reconsideration; revision
logistics; supply; communications
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)