serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
boaster; braggart; bossy person; overbearing person
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
skipping school or work without a good reason; playing truant; playing hooky
fourth day of the month; four days
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
innermost depths of one's heart
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
that is to say; so that means
future years; in (one's) later years
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
originally; by nature; from the start
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
living room (Western style); sitting room
whole family; entire family; all (members of) the family; all over the house; throughout the house
to run around; to bustle about
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
intimacy; affection; familiarity