memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to do together; to share; to participate in
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
endurance; perseverance; patience
emotional strength; force of will
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
treating someone like a child
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to refer to; to use as reference
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
other side; opposite side; other party
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
now that you say that; now that you mention it
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation