to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
reality; actuality; hard fact
rather; better; instead; if anything
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
war; battle; match; game; competition
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
matter of time; question of time
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
and yet; though; when; in spite of
that's too bad; too bad for you!
art of self-defense (defence)
required subject; compulsory course
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
go that far; to that extent
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to not take seriously; to take lightly
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to be found; to be discovered
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance