embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
personal history; background; career
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
bottom-tier university with low entry requirements
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
every person; each one; everybody
to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
to recall; to remember; to recollect
the other day; a few days ago
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
reputation; public opinion
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
called; known as; that; to say
extracurricular activities
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
both hands; both arms; ten
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
with all one's strength; with all one's heart; resignation; resolution