rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to boil strongly; to be excited
oilily; slimily; slipperily
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to call again; to call someone back
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
woodcut; woodblock print; art print
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
complementation; supplementation; completion
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through
to spend time (on doing something)
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
fundamental interactions; four fundamental forces of nature
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
you could say; you might say; verging on the
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
recuperation; medical treatment
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable