to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
crayfish (esp. Japanese crayfish, Cambaroides japonicus or red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii); crawfish
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
one group; one squad; group one; squad one; entire group; entire squad
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
24 hours; twenty-four hours
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
clean sweep; killing several with one sword sweep
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
prefab; prefabrication; prefabricated building
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction