exchange of blows; long rally
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
cutting in line; queue jumping
hormone; offal (esp. beef or pork); entrails
finish; finishing; finishing touches
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
to finish ...; to do ... completely
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
union; joining; conjugation
tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
to exchange blows; to hit each other; to punch each other; to fight
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
awareness; realization; noticing
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
common knowledge; well-known fact
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly