to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
a long time ago; in those days
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
adds force or indicates command
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
interference; intervention; meddling
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
rather; sooner; preferably
dominion; territory; possession
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry