seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins
good prospects; full of hope; promising
every year; yearly; annually
of great promise; with a promising future
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to be accustomed to traveling (travelling)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
trade; buying and selling
occupation; calling; livelihood
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
state of the war; war situation
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
sad; wretched; deplorable
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
one way or the other; either way
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
accurate; correct; precise; exact
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
favoritism (towards relatives); favouritism; nepotism
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
military family; warrior class
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
orphan; person without friends
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating