attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
special selection; finest pick; top pick
physical; relating to stamina; in terms of physical strength
level; standard; water level
greater than ...; bigger ...
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
natural; reasonable; understandable
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
undergarment; underwear; lower garment (e.g. trousers)
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
... years old; age (of) ...
precocity; early ripening; premature development
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
improvement in image (of someone or something); improving one's image
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
seven times; many times; seventh (interval)
(act of) writing on a blackboard
black stone; black (go pieces)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash