to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
declaration; proclamation; announcement
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
after that; afterwards; thereafter
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to detain; to check; to restrain
group; party; team; squad; section
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
explanation; interpretation
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof