to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to remain married for life; to live as a married couple until death; to succeed in marrying
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
convenient; handy; useful
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin
posterity; future generations; future life
social life; social intercourse
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
wind and waves; discord; trouble; hardships
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
military service; combat experience
club activities; extracurricular activities
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
communication skills; communication ability
striking; remarkable; considerable
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability