standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
one's house; one's home; one's family
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to employ; to hire; to charter
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
surely; certainly; without doubt
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to put one's life on the line
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
atmosphere (esp. of a place or person); mood; vibe; ambience
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
intensification; aggravation
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
image; figure; figure; form; image
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
length (of an animal); body length