disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
master; teacher; stable master
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
practice by repetition; learning by rote
physical; relating to stamina; in terms of physical strength
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
hair (on the head); (a) hair
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
training; drill; practice; discipline
since one was born; (in) all one's life
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
lock; lock (in rugby); lock forward