sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
influence; clout; leverage
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
stealthily; secretly; in secret
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
(clenched) fist; knuckles
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
wish; desire; ambition; choice
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
small salary; meagre salary; low pay
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to frolic about; to mess around
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of