nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
way of asking; way of listening; listener
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to devour; to bite to death
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to die out; to become extinct
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to aggravate; to make serious
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
to hate each other; to hate mutually
to find out; to discover; to detect
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
(very) patient; persevering
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to watch for an unguarded moment
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
offense and defense; offence and defence
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
moment's leisure; free minute
dwarf mondo grass (Ophiopogon japonicus)