right ladies and gentlemen a new game to kick off .
word association is a word game for example i say man you say woman etc etc so lets begin...
 friend  
      Not a clue!  So is it a word meaning the opposite of the previous word that you have to come up with? :-?  
      The clue is in the title of the thread, the OP posted an opening word, to which the next poster will reply with a single word that they 'associate' with that word ;)  
      wrestling
(used to be told hurling was village warfare!)