young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
study; diligence; discount; reduction
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
the end justifies the means; circumstances may justify a lie
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to be lonely at the top; to be left high and dry by one's friends; (lit.) to have the ladder pulled out from under one
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
conversely; on the contrary
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize