with a snap; with a flick; wide-eyed; with a flick (of eyelids); with a crackle (of a fire); with a rustle
strong; powerful; outstanding; (arch.) exceedingly strong; (arch.) perfectly fit
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
latest information; latest news; update
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
all for the best; what is right
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
dying; kicking the bucket; being ruined; being finished; ending in failure
the whole school; all the schools
Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe
helper; assistant; help; assistance
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
Baekje (ancient Korean kingdom; 18 BCE-660 CE); Paekche
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy