teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
superstition; superstitious belief
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
to be born; to come into the world
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to be helpful; to be useful
willpower; energy; vitality
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
reason; cause; circumstances
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
quite; utterly; really; completely
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
planned; scheduled; systematic
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
losers (those who have 'failed' socially, economically, etc.)