equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to check; to stop; to keep back
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to compete with; to vie for
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
to view the past with nostalgia
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
almost; roughly; approximately
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
uniforms supplied to employees; an allotment
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
anything and everything; just about everything
by myself; in person; by oneself
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to be silent; to say nothing
something like ...; something called ...
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
speech and conduct; words and deeds
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
to repeat; to do something over again
estrangement; alienation; disaffection