to make a success in life
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
contract; compact; agreement
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
marking; grading; scoring
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
self-diagnosis; self-examination
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
war situation; progress of a battle
judgment; judgement; discernment
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling