to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
long ago; already; a long time ago
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
by sheer strength; by brute force
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
together; at the same time; same; identical
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
looking away; looking aside
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
shot (in films); shot (of alcohol); hitting a ball (e.g. in tennis); shoot (in basketball)
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to apologize; to apologise
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
speech; expression; wording; language
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny