atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
age lowering; reduction in age
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
want to ... do something; would like to ...
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)
to become clear; to be made public
official document; archives
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
immortal; undying; indestructible
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
human intellect; knowledge
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
male and female (animals); the two sexes; victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
it's not like; it isn't as if
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
hard-to-overcome obstacle; high hurdle; (lit.) thick wall
colleagues; cronies; merry men
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility