to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
fame; popularity; reputation
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
intensification; aggravation
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
four-character compound word (esp. idiomatic)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
river; stream; River; the ... river
to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
seemingly good; (of) good appearance; looking good
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
armaments; military preparations
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
second (unit of time); arc second
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about