success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
most part; greater part; majority
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to set someone to work in an arrogant fashion; to push someone around; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
top recommendation; something highly recommended
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
admiration and devotion; hearty submission
obedience; submission; resignation
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
minimum; at the very least
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
maintenance; preservation; improvement
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
public execution; public embarrassment
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to become pale; to turn pale
school route; street used by students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
posture; position; stance
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased