the first and second; a few
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
sympathy; empathy; response
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
pointing out; identification
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
innumerable; countless; numberless
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
wherein; therein; thereinto
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
by your leave; with your permission
to lose heart; to lose motivation
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing