combat with the fists

a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck

calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense; hateful

the market condition that exists when there are few sellers, as a result of which they can greatly influence price and other market factors

condescending; haughty

physical beauty; comeliness

a quick, clever reply to an insult or criticism

venomous hostility or intense temper

conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste

keenly distressing to the feelings

one's opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute

establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely

causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful

to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain

of, in, or appropriate to spring

(no longer in technical use) a megalithic chamber tomb