fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
they; those guys; those fellows
joint struggle; common (united) front
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
individual; private person; personal; natural person
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
as (for); for; in the capacity of
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
Gothic Lolita (type of fashion style)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)