companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
of course; certainly; naturally
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
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.)
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
greeting; a fine thing to say
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
that's the way it is; such is life
position; location; base; point; site
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
war; battle; match; game; competition
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
how; in what way; by what means
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee