junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
older sister; elder sister
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to indicate; to show; to point to
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
rug; lag (esp. in online gaming)
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
conviction; belief; confidence
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry