contest; competition; struggle; scramble
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to take; to catch; to capture
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to prowl after; to keep watch on
of no interest; not interested
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
to unfold; to unroll; to open
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
winning a prize or place (in a contest)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
man; male; masculine gender
river; stream; River; the ... river
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
overlooking; letting a good ball go by
provisional; temporary; tentative