aging; wearing out; deterioration
without eating or drinking
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
to serve; to work for; to attend
opinion; intention; thought
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
mockery; derision; ridicule
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
behind others; losing out to others
not limited to; not just ...
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
spirit; heart; disposition
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
deep design and forethought; a farsighted and deeply-laid plan
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
captured piece that can be reused; person or object held in reserve; available means
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can