to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
not necessarily so; is not always true
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
looking away; looking aside
nightlife districts; drinking districts
to make merry; to be festive
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to become loose; to slacken; to soften
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to make one's rounds; to patrol
participation; joining; entry; adherence
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
joke; playfulness; kidding around
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
to becalm one's feelings; to compose oneself
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to join forces with; to cooperate with
two classes; double; two sets
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)