difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
(deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
good bye; I'm off; see you later
deep inside; innermost place
attendance; participation; presence
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
outward appearance; apparent
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
plural; multiple; plural (number)
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
loved one; lover; sweetheart
respect and affection; love and respect
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
social; societal; societary
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
suspicious-looking; fishy
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
higher rank; better position
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
to get angry; to lose one's temper
this sort of; this type of
one's wife; one's wife and daughter or daughters
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)