to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
genuine; authentic; true; real
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to make a speech; to address
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
long ago; a long time ago; already
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
rule by military force; military rule; (way of the) conqueror; path of supremacy
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
sanity; consciousness; soberness
check; restraint; oppression; repression
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires