at a young age; while still young
the same generation; coeval
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
higher rank; better position
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
offense and defense; offence and defence
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
(clenched) fist; knuckles
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
consideration; taking into account
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
specialization; specialisation
of course; certainly; naturally
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being