participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
in one's own way or style
low kick (e.g. in fighting)
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
refreshment; something refreshing; welcome relief; tonic; refreshing medicine
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
affectionately; tenderly; lovingly
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
almost every day; almost daily
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
thorough; exhaustive; complete
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
directly opposite; right in front
to avenge oneself; to settle a score; to take revenge
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
innermost depths of one's heart