to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
bright person; talented student; prodigy
examination; consideration; test; quiz
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
objection; dissent; protest
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
at first; in the beginning; originally
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
plural; multiple; several
to surround; to crowd around
to torment; to harass; to tease
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
honor; honour; credit; prestige
apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate
spirituality; spiritual nature
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss