capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to be performed (on the stage); to be in the limelight
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
discovery; detection; finding
study; learning; tutorial
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
approximate age; age range
environment; circumstance
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
in name only; titular; nominal
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
poor farmer; needy peasant
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
officer below the rank of major; company officer
(social) position; status
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
process; course; mechanism
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose