at a young age; while still young
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to unfold; to unroll; to open
strong pressure; heavy pressure
notebook; account book; register
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
to live; to make a living; to get on with
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
on time; on schedule; punctually
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
message; informative matter
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
near; nearby; not far off
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out
to babble in one's cups; to ramble drunkenly
degenerate; decadent; corrupt
here and there; everywhere
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
lethargy; despondency; mental numbness; (physical) collapse; prostration
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.