to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
detached; aloof; indifferent
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to feel depressed; to be down
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
tedious; boring; being fed up with
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
being startled; getting a shock
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
guidance; leadership; leading the way