to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to thrust away; to send flying
to stare back (at); to glare back
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to smooth out; to straighten; to relax
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
this world; this life; world of the living
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
person concerned; interested party; related party
to hand over; to surrender
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)