obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
being startled; getting a shock
sensuously beautiful; seductively beautiful; voluptuous
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
veteran; old-timer; experienced person
war; fighting; fierce competition
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
foundation stone; cornerstone
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to intervene; to stop (something)
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
(divine) providence; dispensation
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
profound; deep; unfathomable
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)