composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
witnessing; observing; sighting
to pile up; to accumulate
day after day; day by day
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
tail (animal); tail end; tip
a place or opportunity to make a display of
strength; power; proficiency; ability
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
to emphasize; to attach importance to
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
unexpected meeting; coincidence
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
electricity; (electric) light
to freeze; to refrigerate
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to pant; to gasp; to be short of breath; to be excited
to become fraught with emotion
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
snake; serpent; large snake