complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
outcast; misfit; deviant; maverick; nonconformist
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
research; study; investigation
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
appointment; assignment; promotion
to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
encouragement; cheering on
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
business; work; operations; service; duties
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to be found; to be discovered
to like; to love; to be fond of