poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
fearless; daring; knowing no fear
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
cruelty; hard-heartedness
one's best interests; one's own good
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
when; how soon; how long until
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
stale; hackneyed; cliched
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
at that time; in those days
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean