occasionally; once in a while; now and then
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
karate; being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands
standing on one leg; single leg stance
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
such; this sort of; like this
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
another school; other schools
(juvenile) delinquent; Yankee; Yank; American
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
guess; speculation; supposition
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
already; now; no longer; not any more
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate