match; game; bout; contest
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
participation; joining; entry
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
these guys; these fellows
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
I thought so; I suspected as much; just as I thought; now you're talking; that's the spirit
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
(some) more; even more; longer; further
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
as before; as ever; as it was originally
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
trivial; not amounting to much
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely