followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
circulation; dissemination
ordinary soldier; mere soldier
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
partner country; other country (in a dispute, arrangement, etc.); opponent (country)
the lone woman (e.g. bright flower) in a group
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
princess; daughter of a nobleman
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to stay (at); to stop (at)
coexistence; living together; symbiosis; paragenesis
way of solving (a problem); solution
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
to be a match for; to rival; to be equal to
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
direct descent; direct line
allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
countries; (various) nations
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting
to compete with; to vie for
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
-less; lacking; non-existing
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
particular; hard to please; fussy
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed