to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
direct connection; direct link
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
official announcement; proclamation
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
very young; little; childish; immature
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
belief; faith; conviction
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
to walk (a bicycle, scooter, etc.); to push; to wheel
(turned out) all right in the end
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to rip (someone) off; to overcharge; to ask a high price
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply