distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; opening performer; sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
young person; youth; young
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
youthful; young; young-looking
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
food and drink; eating and drinking
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
new and old; incoming and outgoing
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession