to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
lump together; put all together
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
photograph of two people, usu. male and female; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service where a couple are randomly connected for a conversation
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
tattling; telling on (someone)
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
social; societal; societary
to have a flag set (indicates the setting of a variable that determines, for example, how a game will end)
flag; tag indicating a future role or status for a character in anime, games, etc. (e.g. death, love, survival)
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
interference; intervention; meddling
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
IQ; intelligence quotient
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of