individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
number of times; frequency; count
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to have meaning; to be meaningful
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
since; henceforth; ever since
surroundings; environs; circumference
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into