skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
hundred battles; many battles
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
sex fiend; lecher; pervert
in history; ever; historical
recovery; rescue; recapture
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
in order; in turn; one by one
male homosexual's partner; buttocks; anus
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
calling out to someone with love or good will; phone call to a loved one; fervent request; heartfelt appeal
flooding a company, organization etc. with phone complaints (usu. loosely organized on anonymous online message boards)
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
person (generally male) who won't learn their lesson; persistent jerk
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
disliking a certain food without having tried it; disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue