to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
chief; main; principal; important
famous product; widely known (local) specialty
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
commencing with; including
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
patriotic feelings; patriotism
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
if you think about it; come to think of it
two dimensions; fictional world of anime, manga, video games, etc.
simulated experience; simulation
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to knock down; to utterly defeat
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally