look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
number one; first; best; most; game; round
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
annual (plant); first-year student
to detain; to check; to restrain
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to be surprised; to be astonished
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
should; must; -able; probably; likely
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
pair; the two; both persons; both things
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
cannot be compared with; no match for
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face