I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
every person; every mouth; every entrance
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
not at all inferior to; compare favorably (with); being even better than; rivalling; surpassing
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
diplomatic; diplomatically
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
test of one's strength; test of one's ability
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
intercept; interception; counter-attack
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to be prolonged; to drag on
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
apologies for the crude food
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse