opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to help each other; to cooperate
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
but; however; provided that
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
runaway trip; journey of escape; flight from the world
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely