connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
elevation; height above sea level
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
fortress; stronghold; citadel
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
extensive; vast range; wide scope
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to part (from); to part company (with); to split (with); to break off relations (with)
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
before the gate; in front of the gate
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
each; (arch.) you (plural)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
dropout; quitter; deserter
near; nearby; not far off
safe; vault; storage cabinet
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (on TV, social media, etc.); face reveal
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection