while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to summon courage; to be brave
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
disorder; disturbance; unrest
jostle; struggle; scuffle
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
they; those guys; those fellows
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
imagination; supposition; guess
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
display; array (of things); succession (of things)