to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
strikeout; strike out; fanning out
batter's box; one's turn at bat
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
match; game; bout; contest
survival; survivor; relic
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
tag (children's game); tig
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize