crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
supreme; sublime; highest
to be lacking in options; to be too few
toddling; taking tottering steps
hating; strongly disliking
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
to lose heart; to lose motivation
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
incomplete; unfinished; imperfect
quarrel; dispute; argument
thought; idea; conception
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
perception; sensation; awareness
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd