talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
rival; competitor; competition
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
what kind of; what sort of; what
meaning; significance; sense
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
(political) power; authority; influence
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to be smeared; to be covered
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
they; those guys; those fellows
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
while; during; while; although; all; both
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully