affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
image change; changing one's image; makeover
finishing (a race); running the whole distance; reaching the goal; staying the course
marathon; long-distance race
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
interest (in something); enthusiasm
unexpectedly; surprisingly
comparatively; quite; rather
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
to pay attention; to be watchful
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
to talk; to carry meaning
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
nod; inclination of the head
firm; strong; solid; stable
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
price; cost; value; worth; value
innocent; cherubic; childlike
liquid-crystal display; LCD