taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
finding employment; getting a job
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
time; season; period; phase; stage
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to view the past with nostalgia
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
failure; mistake; blunder
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
still; even now; to this day
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to indicate; to show; to point to
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to subsist; to keep on living
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
decision; determination; resolution
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance