to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
at a young age; while still young
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
instant; moment; for an instant
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
at first; in the beginning; originally
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
how many people; a number of people
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)