slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to be scared (of); to be frightened (by); to be intimidated (by)
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
half portion; inexperienced; green; poor (work)
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
to intervene; to stop (something)
secret information; intelligence
rival; competitor; competition
difference; variation; difference
to compete with; to vie for
(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to triumph; to be elated with success
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
to seem (very) proud; to be inflated with pride
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up