human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
small number; few; minority
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
contradiction; inconsistency
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to wither (esp. plants as winter draws near); to fade; to shrivel; to pass one's prime; to start deteriorating; to begin to decline
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to fight against; to oppose; to face
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
student (esp. a university student)
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
university student; college student
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
on bad terms; at loggerheads
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
good person; virtuous person
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
professor; teaching; instruction