creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
a married woman's paramour; lover
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
good-looking; fair; beautiful
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
memory; sense; experience
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
innocent; cherubic; childlike
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
arm; skill; efforts; ability
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might