diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
invisible; unseen; vague; mysterious; imaginary
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
from the beginning; from scratch
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
soul; spirit; divine spirit
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
essence; the best; chic; smart; considerate; understanding
death of God (in philosophy)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
host and guest; principal and auxiliary; subject and object (philosophical); subject and object
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
one's physical safety; personal security
difficult to ...; hard to ...
grand-scale or long-range plan; farsighted policy
trembling from fear; trembling all over
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
start with the first step; when embarking on a great project, start with immediate steps; he who first suggests it should be the first to do it
to pay attention; to be watchful