cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
battlefield; battleground
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
female high-school student
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to fall victim (to); to get into the clutches (of)
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
meaning; significance; sense
such; this sort of; like this
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone