leadership competition; power struggle
near oneself; close to one; familiar
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to strike each other; to come to blows; to fight; to say (useless things, facetious remarks, etc.) to each other
readiness to cooperate; framework for cooperation
commencing with; including
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
otherwise; or else; if not
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
watershed; divide; turning point; watershed (moment); moment of truth
net (amount); clear; net weight; net price; cost price; actual content
this world; this life; world of the living
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
full payment; liquidation
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
to shoot dead (with an arrow)
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
to extend; to expand; to spread out