Vocabulary

to nest

skilled control of a spear; stabbing (someone) with a spear

to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.)

to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits

quarrelsome; contentious

dispute; argument; contention

to fight with; to contend with

to accuse; to rise up in judgment against (judgement)

to be angry and quarrelsome

how

indisputable; undeniable; unmistakable

legal dispute; contestation; suit

contest; competition; struggle; scramble

beginning of a dispute

strife; struggle; conflict; fight

contending for victory; struggling for supremacy

struggle for supremacy; championship game

conflict; strife

argument; dispute; controversy

to get too skinny

skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones

to become emaciated; to waste away; to grow thin and worn out

enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it

together; mutually; fellow

aspect; appearance; look

(points of) difference

correlation coefficient

(obtaining) quotes from several companies; (fielding) competitive bids; competitive bidding

mutual support

intercommunication (usu. in telecoms contexts)

cross attachment

sharing an umbrella; being under one umbrella

one after the other; successively

acquaintance

to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with

symmetry

synergy

sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)

relative error

double suicide