older brother; elder brother
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to burst open; to pop; to split
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
enactment; establishment; creation
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
head start; initiative; preemption
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
secret; private; surreptitious
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
remaining quantity; residual quantity
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
trend of the times; way things are going