true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
platform; home; home base; home plate
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
to be perturbed; to be agitated
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
to follow another's example
higher rank; better position
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
school rules; school regulations
does not match (one's, its) appearance
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to start something; to have started something, but not yet finished it
sports ground; sports oval
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
group; party; team; squad; section
man who is popular with women
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly