I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
need; want; necessity; expenses; cost
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
calm before a storm; lull before the storm
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
how many months?; how long?
difference in social standing; difference in social position
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
excellent plan; best policy
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
to become rampant; to be rife
real experience; actual observations
conducting oneself properly; right conduct; doing the right thing
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to launch a surprise attack
to seek a path; to find one's way
seat at a table; place at a table
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
disaster imagination game; disaster simulation exercise; DIG
running out of energy; running out of strength
strength of a thousand men; cloth with the character for "strength" written by a thousand men (soldier's charm)
attractive body; nice-looking body
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
bombshell announcement (statement)
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin