to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
drainage basin; catchment basin; river basin; watershed; valley
lower reaches (e.g. of a valley); downstream sector
successively; one after another
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
intelligence; intellect; brains
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
to bite each other; to fit together; to mutually encroach; to eat together
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
spouse; wife; husband; partner
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
several times (as large, over)
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
wood (for building); lumber; timber
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit