companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
intimacy; affection; familiarity
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
special; particular; peculiar; unique
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to need; to call for; to require
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
as a child; when one was a child
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood