to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
(carved) statue; sculpture
going crazy; losing one's temper; snapping; (breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.)
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
behaviour; behavior; conduct
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
problematic statement; controversial remark
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
proposal; offer; request; application
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to blame; to find fault with
(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
to smooth; to harmonize; to facilitate; to streamline
another day; some other day
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
working away from home (esp. abroad); person working away from home; migrant worker
starting a business; promotion of enterprise
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
had better ...; had better not ...
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave