dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
equivalence; equality; being of equal value; having equal worth
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
scorched-earth strategy (tactics)
difference; discrepancy; variation
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
to jump up and down; to hop
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
large serving; large portion
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to wither (esp. plants as winter draws near); to fade; to shrivel; to pass one's prime; to start deteriorating; to begin to decline
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
invitation; introduction; temptation
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
separation; farewell; parting
un-; non-; negative prefix
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to seek a path; to find one's way
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
treatment; service; handling; management
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict