match; game; bout; contest
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
hedge; fence; border; limit
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
to stare back at; to look back at
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
unspecified large number (of people)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
home area; home town; local
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
main cause; primary factor
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming