what with this and that; for a number of reasons
tradition; legend; folklore
New Year's Eve; December 31
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
high-voltage current; high-tension current
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
intensification; aggravation
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
heading; headline; index; headword
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
hostility; antagonism; opposition
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
bullfighting; bullfight; fighting bull
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
heavy-handed; iron-fisted; authoritarian
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
decision; determination; resolution
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less