rival; competitor; competition
school record (on a student); transcript (of grades); confidential report
to compete with; to vie for
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
though one didn't intend (expect) to
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
(incredibly) cruel; atrocious; brutal; horrible; terrible; horrific
just who do you think you are?
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to redeem (from sin); to save
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
overhasty; rash; premature
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
to strike (someone) down; to knock down; to thrash; to place firmly
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
beyond that point; after that
to get tired out; to be exhausted
resignation; acceptance; consolation
that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
high; noble; refined; advanced
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
walking briskly; determinedly
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach