argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
one's younger days; when one was young
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
far away in the distance; in the far distance
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
overhasty; rash; premature
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
to press against each other; to huddle together
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
most of all; extremely; supremely
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
doing as one is told; yes-man
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
hail; sleet; chilly rain; freezing rain
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
to prowl after; to keep watch on