diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to pick up; to find; to gather
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to have a talk; to tell a story
receiving; acceptance; reception
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
degree of familiarity; popularity
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
war; fighting; fierce competition
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
way; method; means; resource; course
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)