brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
like many others; being no exception; just like everyone else; as is usual with; in common with
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
hooting; jeering; heckling
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
fortress (surrounded by a wall, moat, etc.)
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
standing at attention; standing stiffly upright
recklessness; daredevilry; daredevil; reckless person
(your) judgment; discernment
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
screening meeting; trial meeting; qualifying competition
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
sincere; earnest; serious
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to be kind to; to treat kindly
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
to play around; to gallivant about
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
neighbors; neighbours; neighborhood; neighbourhood
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)