research; study; investigation
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
modesty; humility; being humble
special selection; finest pick; top pick
(some) more; even more; longer; further
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...