(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
as (for); for; in the capacity of
total energy; all efforts
black terracotta; black soil
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
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
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
matter of time; question of time
to become settled; to be fixed
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
losers (those who have 'failed' socially, economically, etc.)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
safety zone; traffic island
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
whole day and night; 24 hours
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
in order; in turn; one by one
beyond that point; after that
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
horsemanship; equestrian art; (art of) riding