cooperation; collaboration
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to hide; to keep to oneself
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
match; game; bout; contest
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
reader model; amateur model who appears in fashion magazines
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
match (to light fire with)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
troupe; theatrical company
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
club activities; extracurricular activities
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
such; like that; that sort of; very
to raise one's voice; to shout
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown