to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
in the end; on top of that
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
just managing; with great difficulty
infirmary (at a school, workplace, etc.); health center; nurse's office; nurse's room; sickroom; sick bay
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
naturally; of course; understandably
discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement; friction; conflict
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to intervene; to stop (something)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
(another's) child; child; kid
sincere; honest; faithful
complete change; about-face
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem