to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
in that manner; like that
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
looking on (somebody) as hostile
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
interference; meddling; butting in
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
omniscient point of view (in narration)
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
opinion; point of view; visual point
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to take someone's life; to kill someone
interior; inside; internal
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
dozens; scores of; decades
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
measurement error; calculation error
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to understand (each other); to comprehend
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
long time; long interval; for quite some time
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate