regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
battle of wits; contest of wits
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
match; game; bout; contest
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
in that way; like that; that way
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
radiant smile; contented smile