repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
division into equal parts; equal parts
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
worthy of special mention
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
to act as an opposite; to form a counterpart; to act as a twin
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
true character; real nature
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
sudden change; complete change
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
to solicit; to demand; to extort
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
clingingly; (stuck) together; (pressed) all the way down; (flopping) down
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
worried look; concerned expression