dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to be horrified; to be filled with trepidation
to concern; to be related
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
melancholy; gloom; depression
distrust; unjust suspicion
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
free translation; liberal translation
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard