confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
shellfish; seashell; shell
conflict; fighting each other
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
length (of an animal); body length
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
characteristic; feature; special quality
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to be unable to do; to not be in a position to do
road approaching a shrine
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
meanwhile; in the meantime
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh