readiness to die; (in the) face of death
greedy; avaricious; covetous
atrocity; (arch.) treason
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
(large) building; public building; hall
first-year (university) student; freshman; (one of the) first graduates of a new school
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
great person; eminent figure
deficiency; insufficiency; shortage; lack; want; dearth
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
to lose (a wife, child, etc.)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
to finger; to play with; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
the same rank; equality; apposition
birds of a feather flock together
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
sophistication (trans: sophisticate)
intelligence; intellect; brains
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
social status; social position; social standing
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
long-term hospitalization
one's life under medical treatment; (means and time spent) fighting against an illness
serious disease; intractable disease; difficult-to-recover-from illness
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
fighting against an illness
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
testimony; (verbal) evidence
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
to stereotype; to squeeze into a pattern; to regiment