fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
survival; survivor; relic
match; game; bout; contest
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
batter's box; one's turn at bat
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up