to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
yourself; himself; herself
conflict between a bride and her mother-in-law; (lit.) bride and mother-in-law war
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
to be transparent; to show through
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
blood relationship; blood relative
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker