claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
how many years; how long; what year
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
hostility; antagonism; opposition
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
joint struggle; common (united) front
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
to fight against; to oppose; to face
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
(in) the mountains; (among) the mountains; (through) the mountains; (in a) mountain valley
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
a few years ago; some years back
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...