the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to copy (down); to transcribe
pronunciation; production of sound
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
notes; comment; remark; annotation
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
planning; plan; project; arrangements
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation
having a poor endgame; failing at the final stage; missing at the last turn; slacking off at the end
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
being on the verge of starvation; being about to starve
same; similar; (just) like; equal
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
rational; reasonable; logical