young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
body; physique; build; stature
peerless; unequaled; unequalled
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
rule; reign; government; governing
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
trackless; reckless; dissipated
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
infant; baby; little child
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to boil strongly; to be excited
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to burst open; to pop; to split
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken