pair; the two; both persons; both things
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
fear; dread; fright; willies
detached; aloof; indifferent
to trample; to crush underfoot
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to crumble away; to collapse
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
detour; circumvention; turning movement
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
sudden impulse; passing fancy
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
polish (jewels); cultivation
greedy; avaricious; covetous
great man; hero; master mind
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
emperor (of Japan); mikado
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to go on the defensive; to play it safe