to be discouraged; to shrink from
admiration; being impressed (by)
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
by your leave; with your permission
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
characteristic; feature; special quality
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
hot-blooded; hot-headed; temperamental; impulsive
leftovers; remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
to have a smattering knowledge of
standard of conduct; code of behavior; moral code; culture (of an organization)
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
eccentric young person (esp. girl)
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
being the sole winner; beating everyone else; winner-take-all; mostly alone; mostly by oneself
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
reaching; attaining; arrival
superiority complex; sense of superiority
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)