understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
reality; actuality; hard fact
rather; better; instead; if anything
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
war; battle; match; game; competition
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
matter of time; question of time
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
and yet; though; when; in spite of
sorry; too bad (for you)!; tough luck!
art of self-defense (defence)
required subject; compulsory course
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to not take seriously; to take lightly
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
a few seconds; several seconds
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to be found; to be discovered
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when