attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
to face; to go towards; to head towards
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
depending on; dependent on
to move forward; to move on
royal capital; imperial capital
residing; living; dwelling
I see; that's right; indeed
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
light blue; pale blue; aqua
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern