presence; sitting with; being with
leader; guide; mentor; coach
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
negotiations; discussions; connection
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
last ray of hope; only hope
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
big match; big game; important match; important game
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
difference; variation; difference
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to think too much; to be over-concerned
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to be excited; to be elated
way of speaking; intimation
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
regret; repentance; remorse
to torment; to torture; to harass
calm; composed; leisurely
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means