losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
day of spring; spring sun
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
one eye; one of one's eyes
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
reality; actuality; hard fact
oracle; revelation; divine message
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
to attack; to assault; to assail
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
level ground; plain; flatland