too (much); overly; excessively
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
resentment; indignation; anger
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
nothing but; none other than
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
to knock down; to knock off
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
person in charge; official; attendant
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be dejected; to be exhausted; to be tired out
(university) admission category for recommended candidates
to hand (over); to deliver in person
trembling from fear; trembling all over
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
destruction; ruin; nirvana; cessation (of earthly desires); dying (from overwhelming emotion); being overwhelmed (by something)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
nonparticipation; nonattendance
feeling of a house or a room
having a romantic interest; having a chance (of being hired, etc.); (lit.) having a pulse
leaving everything up to someone else
recommendation; referral; endorsement