withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
follower; attendant; valet; servant
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
along the river; riverside
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
narrow; thin (sized); slender
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
wrong; different; not like that
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
to be prolonged; to drag on
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
for today; for the time being
draw (in competition); tie game
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to frolic about; to mess around
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
river fish; freshwater fish