he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
match; game; bout; contest
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
simply; merely; only; solely
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
to have a talk; to tell a story
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
point in common; common feature
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
older sister; lass; young lady
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
older sister; elder sister
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player