figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to make an appearance; to show up
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
a little; a bit; slightly
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
surely; certainly; without doubt
loss of fighting spirit; losing the will to fight
to be contrary to one's expectations
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
jungle gym; monkey bars; climbing frame
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
wastewater; waste water; liquid waste; black water
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
every year; yearly; annually
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
serves you right!; see what happens!
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)