foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
to serve; to work for; to attend
opinion; intention; thought
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
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
to determine whether something is right or wrong; to make something clear; to settle a matter
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
behind others; losing out to others
not limited to; not just ...
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone'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; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
oracle; revelation; divine message
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 likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
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; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
bye-bye; goodbye; saying goodbye; parting