standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
trivial; not amounting to much
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
one by one; one at a time; in turn
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
endless; boundless; everlasting
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
all night; throughout the night
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
society; the world; the times
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
as if it were about oneself
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
admiration; wonder; astonishment
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
both; both sides; both parties
evident; plain; distinct; clear
to surround; to crowd around
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel