sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
freestyle (e.g. swimming event)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
abandoned; out-of-use; obsolete; abolished; decommissioned
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
chalice (for Holy Communion); Holy Chalice; Holy Grail
about; concerning; related to; -ish
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
school festival; campus festival
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
surrounding at a distance