to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to bind (with rope, etc.)
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
to itch; to feel itchy; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
to sit for an examination
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
old body; aged person; elderly person
strange incident; unusual occurrence; rare event; grave (and unexpected) incident; serious event; accident
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to go crazy; to go off one's head
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
same family (race, tribe)
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
way of using (something); usage; use; directions (for use)
to worry about what lies ahead (based on the current situation); to look bleak (for the future); to not bode well
comma; decimal point; radix point
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
hating; strongly disliking
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to anticipate; to foresee
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
do this, do that; dos and don'ts