losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
powder snow; powdery snow
enchanting melody; sweet tune
to be opposite; to face each other
dignified expression; solemn expression; serious expression
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to press a question; to cross-examine
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
everywhere; all over; throughout
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
war; battle; match; game; competition
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
prohibited item; banned item
about; concerning; related to; -ish
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances