life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
wide difference; a world of difference
evident; plain; distinct; clear
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
strong-willed; strong of heart
around the clock; day and night
to devour; to bite to death
aggressiveness; aggression
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
distinction; differentiation; classification
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
to happen to have on hand or in stock
proficiency level; degree of skill; learning level
belligerence; fighting spirit
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
interruption; suspension; break