to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
physical strength; muscle strength
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
how; in what way; by what means
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
in the end; after all is said and done
though one didn't intend (expect) to
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
anything and everything; just about everything
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
accepting (acknowledging) the reality
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
privileged path to high status (e.g. in business, education, etc.); fast track to success; road to success
fame; distinction; rise; advancement
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
way out; means to escape; escape route
social status; social position; social standing
precarious situation; precarious state
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into