lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe
how much; how many; to what extent
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
view; vista; panorama; outlook; prospect
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
giving a loud pep talk; encouraging (someone) strongly in a loud voice
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to be manageable; to be able to handle
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
emotional strength; force of will
there is nothing; having nothing
three qualities of a martial artist or athlete: heart, technique, strength
to outwit; to get the better of; to leave (an opponent) dumbfounded; (lit.) to expose (someone's) nose
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
physical; relating to stamina; in terms of physical strength
technical; technological; practical
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch