training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
to challenge (a person) to a fight
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to continue to do; to persist in doing
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
punching bag (boxing); training bag; sandbag
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
overlooking; turning a blind eye
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
mountain range; mountain belt
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit