competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
wings abreast (e.g. birds in flight); single garment made to look double
trees with entwined branches; intimate male and female relationship
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
worthless; pointless; useless
opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum
breathily (while talking)
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
boundary; (nuclear) criticality; critical (mass, pressure, temperature, state, point, etc.)
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity
skipping school or work (without a good reason); playing truant; playing hooky
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
to degenerate; to lapse into
sentiment; sentimentality
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
on time; on schedule; punctually
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin