eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
ten-year-old; ten year old
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
senior high school; high school
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
primer; introductory book; (beginner's) guide
the other day; lately; recently
study; pursuit of knowledge
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
genuine; authentic; true; real
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
purchasers; customer base; market (for a product)
moment; brief space of time
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
boiled octopus; person with red flushed skin
great hurry; great haste; rush
refrigerant; thermal gel; ice pack; cold pack
water vapour; water vapor; steam
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
overheating; overexcitement
unexplained fever in an infant (in the past believed to be related to intellectual development); teething fever; (lit.) wisdom fever; fever that comes from using one's head too much
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent