at a young age; while still young
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
menu; schedule; program; menu
alone; by oneself; on one's own
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
master; teacher; stable master
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
everybody; every last one of them; all
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly