battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
metallic sound; metallic clank
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
stirring; slight movement
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to whine; to make feeble complaints
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
forcibly; against one's will
entreaty; supplication; petition
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
under one's eyes; below one's eyes