regret; repentance; remorse
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
metempsychosis; saving the lives of many
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to fight to the bitter end
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
while; even though; despite
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
difficult to ...; hard to ...
serious wound; serious injury
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
preference; priority; precedence
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
very popular; highly favoured
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to arrange; to make an appointment; to agree upon
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
older sister; elder sister