victory or defeat; victory and defeat
to compete with; to vie for
called; known as; that; to say
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
feeling of a house or a room
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
son (of others); boy; young master; young man innocent of the ways of the world; man of pampered upbringing; greenhorn (from a well-off family)
to look down on; to condescend
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
once in a while; occasionally; at long intervals
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
training range; training grounds; training area
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
popular person; favorite; favourite
unceasing; never-ending; endless
start of a match; beginning of a game; kickoff
match; game; bout; contest
(being) worth seeing; impressive
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent