to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
in proportion to; just as much as
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
powerful medicine; strong poison
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
earnestly; immediately; exactly
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
motive power; driving force
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to ascend; to go up; to climb
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
such; like that; that sort of
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted