putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
to watch intently; to stare
to think constantly about; to dwell on
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
have to do; must; should; ought to
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
nothing but; none other than
cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
weekly (publication); weekly magazine; weekly journal
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
contemplation; meditation
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
dignity; majesty; sanctity
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
rich person; wealthy person
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
commander; general; leader
to degenerate; to lapse into
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
to wring the neck; to strangle
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager